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> if you use WhatsApp and Meta decides to ban you Genuine Q: is this something that ever happens?

josephcsible 4y ago
Yes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9309038 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9309038 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14415265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14415265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24776748 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24776748 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25475751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25475751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25884019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25884019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769
- josephcsible 4y ago
  One more very relevant one that I missed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31707349 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31707349
- valarauko 4y ago
  Skimming through the links I see only one or two instances of a WhatsApp account being banned. I ask because while I come across talk of FB accounts being suspended/banned, I couldn't recall any WA bans other than perhaps egregious warranted examples.
  - josephcsible 4y ago
    Why isn't a single example of an unjust ban that they refuse to overturn when it trends publicly good enough?
    - valarauko 4y ago
      Not saying anything of the sort. My initial question was centered on the idea of WA accounts being banned, something at least I did not recall encountering, while I did come across talk of FB accounts being banned, hence my query. I'm not making a judgement call on way or the other, whether they were just or not. Looks like WA accounts do get banned, just nowhere as frequently as FB accounts.
Gigachad 4y ago
I was randomly banned from Telegram once for a month. My meta account also strangely got banned from advertising yesterday despite me hardly ever using the account and never having advertised before.

Yes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9309038 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9309038 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14415265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14415265 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24776748 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24776748 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25475751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25475751 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881112 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25884019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25884019 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31577325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33015769

josephcsible 4y ago
One more very relevant one that I missed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31707349 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31707349
valarauko 4y ago
Skimming through the links I see only one or two instances of a WhatsApp account being banned. I ask because while I come across talk of FB accounts being suspended/banned, I couldn't recall any WA bans other than perhaps egregious warranted examples.
- josephcsible 4y ago
  Why isn't a single example of an unjust ban that they refuse to overturn when it trends publicly good enough?
  - valarauko 4y ago
    Not saying anything of the sort. My initial question was centered on the idea of WA accounts being banned, something at least I did not recall encountering, while I did come across talk of FB accounts being banned, hence my query. I'm not making a judgement call on way or the other, whether they were just or not. Looks like WA accounts do get banned, just nowhere as frequently as FB accounts.

Gigachad 4y ago

I was randomly banned from Telegram once for a month. My meta account also strangely got banned from advertising yesterday despite me hardly ever using the account and never having advertised before.