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my mom got banned from facebook a month ago for having, months earlier, enthusiastically replied to a friend's post about some upcoming trip with a hyperbolic c

my mom got banned from facebook a month ago for having, months earlier, enthusiastically replied to a friend's post about some upcoming trip with a hyperbolic comment saying she'd "sell a kidney to be able to go with her". after helping her resolve the issue (had to clear all fb cookies, otherwise she was just presented with a blank page, making even beginning the unbanning process impossible), I warned her, next time, make sure you specify that it's one of your own kidneys that you're hypothetically willing to sell. EDIT: found the photo my mom took of the ban screen https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png

Covzire 4y ago
It's ridiculous that this kind of advice might even be necessary.
- mnw21cam 4y ago
  Hey, I can go down to the local supermarket and buy kidneys. They're cheap. You didn't specify human, did you?
dncornholio 4y ago
I don't think Facebook let's you know why they banned someone specifically, or do they? It could be; you assume it would be for this comment, but it's not outside the realm of possibilities that something else triggered it, right?
- adamrezich 4y ago
  I did not see the actual screen where it shows you what you were banned for, I just helped my mom submit her driver's license photos and so forth, and it wasn't until a couple days later that she was presented with a screen that, by her description, was essentially identical to the twitter screen that shows you your offending tweet, and asks you to remove it in order to continue using the service. EDIT: found the photo my mom took of the ban screen https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png
  - ridgered4 4y ago
    Why do you need to submit driver's license photos to contest a ban?
    - adamrezich 4y ago
      this is a very good question!
    - pjc50 4y ago
      To link you to a real-world identity and prevent you from submitting the same driver's license to get your other ten thousand accounts unbanned.
  - dncornholio 4y ago
    Thanks.. Kind of unreal. I think we are doomed, because this is not even funny even more, but it's also hilarious.

Covzire 4y ago

It's ridiculous that this kind of advice might even be necessary.

mnw21cam 4y ago
Hey, I can go down to the local supermarket and buy kidneys. They're cheap. You didn't specify human, did you?

dncornholio 4y ago

I don't think Facebook let's you know why they banned someone specifically, or do they? It could be; you assume it would be for this comment, but it's not outside the realm of possibilities that something else triggered it, right?

adamrezich 4y ago
I did not see the actual screen where it shows you what you were banned for, I just helped my mom submit her driver's license photos and so forth, and it wasn't until a couple days later that she was presented with a screen that, by her description, was essentially identical to the twitter screen that shows you your offending tweet, and asks you to remove it in order to continue using the service. EDIT: found the photo my mom took of the ban screen https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png https://i.imgur.com/VeA3Nz2.png
- ridgered4 4y ago
  Why do you need to submit driver's license photos to contest a ban?
  - adamrezich 4y ago
    this is a very good question!
  - pjc50 4y ago
    To link you to a real-world identity and prevent you from submitting the same driver's license to get your other ten thousand accounts unbanned.
- dncornholio 4y ago
  Thanks.. Kind of unreal. I think we are doomed, because this is not even funny even more, but it's also hilarious.