Update 19/06/25 – 09:40 am (IST): In a post on Facebook, Choi Min-hee stated that they had an in-person meeting with Meta’s Korea/Hong Kong team who maintained that there’s a possibility the crackdown on CSE material on the platform might have resulted in some false bans. They also claim that the account restoration process in ongoing, however, Choi Min-hee urged them to speed it up for affected Korean users.
There’s currently still no public statement from Meta about the ban wave. So users outside Korea might have to wait until Meta finally starts feeling the pressure to restore accounts, as it’s being done in South Korea.
Original article published on June 10, 2025, follows:
Meta is reportedly working to fix a widespread issue that has led to countless users having their accounts falsely banned. The tech giant has apparently acknowledged that an overzealous crackdown on child sexual exploitation (CSE) material led to an excessive number of blocks. This development comes after a wave of user complaints and growing pressure.
For weeks, users around the globe have been reporting sudden suspensions of their accounts, with Instagram (and sometimes Facebook) citing that they violated the platform’s guidelines and were accused of posting CSE material. We first highlighted this major concern on June 5. The bans seemed to hit without warning, leaving many scrambling to understand what went wrong.
The situation escalated quickly, with frustrated users even forming groups to collectively petition Meta and explore legal action. We covered this growing movement in a follow-up article that you can read here. It was clear that many users were affected, however, the lack of coverage from mainstream media outlets left users even more frustrated as many felt like they have no hope.
But it now seems that there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel. A Korean National Assembly member, Choi Min-hee, who chairs the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, recently shared an update. They revealed that their office reached out to Meta Korea seeking answers. Meta Korea then confirmed that a global crackdown on child and youth pornography-related activities on their platforms led to some user accounts being “excessively blocked.” They stated they are aware of the issue and are in the process of sequentially restoring these accounts, while also trying to pinpoint the exact problems.

While the confirmation came through a Korean official, it’s suggested that the restoration efforts are likely global, given the nature of Meta’s worldwide crackdown. This news offers some reassurance to users who felt their accounts were unfairly targeted. It seems Meta has a lot of work ahead to undo the damage and regain user trust, but at least they’ve acknowledged the problem.
That said, this is yet another example of why AI content moderation has a long way to go. Hopefully, platforms are able to figure out a way to prevent such situations sooner rather than later.
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IL22-06-2025
Our account was suspended after we posted child-friendly newsletters, possibly due to the CSE misjudgment issue. I don’t know if there’s a group in Japan, like in Korea, challenging Meta about this. I’m very concerned about whether it will actually be restored. #InstagramSuspended
ReplyMaureen20-06-2025
On June 4, 2025, my 18-year-old Facebook account was wrongly disabled for Child Sexual Exploitation. I started on Facebook to bring awareness for a missing loved one's case. Since then I have been a dedicated and trained advocate for the families of the missing all over the world. In my early 60s, I went back to school to attain my Masters of Science in Psychology to make sure I'm helping and not hurting. I have been boots on the ground searching for our missing children and adults. I have ran command centers. I have saved children from the very thing I am being wrongly accused of. I'm devastated. 18 years of contacts and connections with the families, with law enforcement, and with media, gone. There is no way for me to contact Facebook other than a few emails I found that aren't answered. I've filed reports with the FTC, the BBB, and my state AG. All I want is a human at Facebook to review my account history, is that too much to ask? I believe their bots have gone amuck. 1,000s of people have had their META accounts wrongly flagged with this horrible CSE tag and no way to plead their case with a human. Help!
ReplyTyler20-06-2025
My account got banned around mid May for CSE as well as other people. I tried making a new account to try and reach out to Meta only for it to get insta banned so either using my data or location to then quickly ban me again. Its very taxing and upsetting that I tried contacting them through their paid service only to be denied help or be told that they can't help me. I really hope they both fix this and really look over how their ai works before giving it the power to ban users whenever it wants without any proof of such actions..
ReplySandija18-06-2025
My account got banned too a while ago even though my ticks were green and clearly did not breach any community guidelines. It’s sad that there are so many memories and now everything is gone. I tried to appeal but you guys still stated that my account was breaching guidelines. I would like my account back @sandy_candie1 or at least all my pictures as it’s years of very fund memories.
ReplyHalsy14-06-2025
My account was wrongly disabled for CSE 02 Jun 25. Multiple emails were sent to meta and nothing has happened. I did nothing wrong. Save dr.mulch
ReplyChristopher C (hardcorecomedy2.0)13-06-2025
My Instagram was suspended 3 days ago for 180 days, never got a 1 day suspension, 3 day, 7 day, 30 day, straight to 180 like WHAT?? I'm a verified user, now it's disabled? How do you go from 180 day suspension to disabled? This is ridiculous, AI DOES NOTHING BUT CAUSE PROBLEMS, BRING BACK REAL PEOPLE!!!
ReplyJahdai Taylor 13-06-2025
My instagram account was suspended for CSE my Instagram account is @1lulwop_410 And i have been waiting since January 15th 2025 .
ReplyAlex Carrillo13-06-2025
I was suspended from Facebook for CSE. You know I don’t do that to Kids. They Declined my Appeal because they hate Splatoon.
ReplyAngel.fngz12-06-2025
All three of my accounts were suspended because of false advertising and something else. I wanted to make an appeal but the video-selfie and code via whatsapp/SMS never worked. I never experienced this besides a few days of suspension which was YEARS ago, but it wasn't the way where it falsely accuses me of uploading inappropriate content. The 3 days suspension kind of thing was way different. This one in particular just banned me out of nowhere when I was about to upload a picture of myself in instagram. Mind you, both of my Facebook and Instagram accounts are linked to eachother. I tried to log in my Facebook account, but it just told me to appeal my Instagram account - except I can't. It won't let me verify my number and keeps telling me that there's been an error. All of those years deleted in a blink of an eye because of a false accusation that most of us users never did. I would like to have my accounts back. Please contact me via email if possible. Instagram: angel.fngz and ang3lic.wngz
Replynerissa_Quincy_12-06-2025
My account was disabled I didn't violate any rules please can you help me get my account back my username is @nerissa_Quincy_
ReplyKeiondre Mosley 12-06-2025
My accounts was took for no reason I have a lot of memories on their I did nothing wrong literally can they please fix this asp
ReplyRobert12-06-2025
Hi, Instagram. Believe me. you disabled my account( @yk.ganaa) by mistake, I haven't do any violations against Instagram Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. I didn't post (Spam, nudity or sexual activity, hate speech, violence or dangerous organizations, illegal content, builying or harassment, child abuse, defamation, privacy violation, illegal content, suicide or self-injury, scam or fraud, false information, and fake or Impersonation). Dear Instagram team, my friends and fans are waiting for me to restore my account. Please help me and review my account again and restore it because you made a mistake.
ReplyDre 12-06-2025
Crazy how they take people hard work for no reason
甘嘉誠11-06-2025
主題:關於停用Instagram帳戶的正式上訴(@kan_1126_18y和@what_do_i_do) 親愛的Meta的Instagram支援團隊, 我叫Chia-Cheng Kan,我從臺灣寫信,正式呼籲停用我的兩個Instagram帳戶:@kan_1126_18y和@what_do_i_do。 2025年6月3日下午4:00左右(臺灣時間),我的兩個帳戶突然被停用,並通知說我違反了Instagram的社群準則,特別是關於兒童剝削、虐待和裸體。 這對我來說非常令人震驚和擔憂,因為我一直小心翼翼地遵守平臺的規則,並且從未故意釋出過任何可能被視為違規的內容。 帳戶被停用後,我立即透過應用內功能提交了上訴。 然而,在提交上訴後,帳戶狀態直接更改為「停用」,系統不再允許我提供任何進一步的資訊或繼續上訴程式。 從那時起,我完全無法登入我的帳戶,也沒有收到任何後續通知或回覆。 我完全理解並尊重Meta在其平臺上打擊剝削兒童、虐待和裸體的堅定承諾。 然而,我真誠地請求一個公平的機會來對這一虛假指控提出上訴,而不是完全受制於基於人工智慧的檢測系統。 我想強調的是,我從未參與過任何形式的剝削、虐待或裸體兒童。 鑑於這種指控的嚴重性,我要求Meta團隊仔細調查此事。 如果經過徹底審查後,確定我的帳戶被錯誤地停用,我懇請您協助恢復對我的帳戶的訪問,包括Instagram、Facebook和Threads,並取消可能實施的任何IP或裝置禁令。 這些帳戶包含我從學生生活到現在的珍貴回憶,包括我的寵物照片和與我工作相關的重要內容。 我已經多次嘗試透過Instagram的幫助中心解決這個問題,但我總是被重定向到相同的資源頁面,而沒有得到明確的答案或有效的支援。 我也沒有收到任何允許我繼續上訴程式的後續電子郵件,這讓我沒有明確的前進道路。 這些賬戶對我個人意義重大,因為我已經使用了七到八年,它們包含著我生命中寶貴的記憶和關鍵時刻。 我懇請您的團隊重新審查此案,並幫助我重新訪問我的帳戶。 此外,我注意到臺灣的其他一些使用者最近也遇到了類似的問題。 這可能表明一個更廣泛的系統性問題,值得進一步調查。 如果需要任何其他資訊來幫助此上訴,請隨時使用以下詳細資訊與我聯絡: 電子郵件:[email protected] 電話:+886 900 770 415 非常感謝您花時間閱讀這封信,也感謝您的理解和支援。 我希望儘快得到積極的回應。 真誠的, 嘉誠坎 Instagram賬號:@kan_1126_18y | @what_do_i_do 電子郵件:[email protected] 電話:+886 900 770 415
Replyyu189_012511-06-2025
There is no improper operation or improper speech, but the right has been suspended. Please help me restore normal use.
ReplyZiyah 11-06-2025
Hey my account been banned for a while now _ziynevabroke I contacted meta it’s been a month with no updates I hope u guys can recover my account
Replyyu_189_012511-06-2025
Subject: Urgent Request for Review and Reinstatement of My Account Dear Instagram Support Team, I am writing to you with the utmost sincerity and a heartfelt plea to kindly reconsider and lift the permanent suspension on my account [@yu_189_0125]. This account holds countless precious memories and important connections, including with my family and significant other. It means more to me than words can express and is truly irreplaceable. I fully acknowledge that I made a mistake, and this is my very first violation of the rules. I solemnly promise that I will never repeat such an error again. Additionally, I suspect that this violation might be related to another account linked to the same email address, which has unfortunately affected my entire account. I humbly ask for your understanding and consideration of this matter as well. Please, I earnestly ask you to recognize how important this account is to me and grant me the chance to restore and continue using it, so I can preserve these invaluable connections and memories. Thank you very much for taking the time to review my appeal. I sincerely hope for your kind and favorable response. With deepest gratitude, 潘書宇
ReplyBrandon11-06-2025
This has been so stressful. Thank you for reporting on this, as those of us who've been affected feel like we don't have a voice against Meta
ReplyChristine11-06-2025
Thank you for reporting on this.
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Ding-Yuan Chen23-06-2025
My Instagram account:yuan.13.0518 was first suspended on June 1st, but I successfully appealed two days later, and the platform later confirmed that I had not violated any community guidelines and reinstated my account. However, just two weeks later, on June 15th, my account was suspended again — and this time, the response to my appeal was a permanent ban. I have not violated any community guidelines. I simply share my daily life like any other user. Yet, the system determined that I breached integrity policies. I sincerely hope to recover my account. It is linked to the email address dchen72913-[attherate]-gmail-[dot]-com and the phone number [info redacted by site admin]. I’m not sure why the system flagged me for violating integrity policies — it might have been due to unauthorized access or other reasons. Before the first suspension, I received a suspicious login notification from Instagram. I hope you can investigate this and help me regain control of my account. I kindly ask for your assistance in looking into this matter and helping me recover my account. This account contains irreplaceable memories of my late father and my beloved dog, as well as important information I need to apply to graduate school next month. Without access to this data, I fear losing both my past and my future — the most meaningful parts of my life. I want to be honest with you — I’ve been struggling severely with my mental health. I’ve seen many therapists and have been on antidepressants for some time, but nothing seems to help. I can barely sleep or eat anymore. I don’t want to feel this way, but this account and these memories mean everything to me. I’ve also seen multiple cases online where users successfully recovered their accounts after being mistakenly suspended by the system. From those examples, I understand that in order to truly prevent my account from being flagged again in the future, I would need help from your team to change the login email to one that has never been linked to any Meta services before. This seems to be an important step to avoid falling into a repeated cycle of system errors and wrongful suspensions. If you need any other information.You can contact me with this email:dchen72913-[attherate]-gmail-[dot]-com Sincerely, Ding-Yuan Chen
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