u/PuzzleheadedItem1914

I’m trying to figure out whether this is affecting other creators because I’m getting absolutely nowhere with Meta.

I’m a monetized Facebook creator with about 74K followers. Before this started, my page had roughly 32 MILLION views in the previous 28 days, and my Reels normally get thousands/tens of thousands of views, with some reaching hundreds of thousands or millions.

Then, starting with my FIRST Reel on the morning of October 8, my Reel distribution basically fell off a cliff.

New Reels suddenly started getting roughly 100–600 views. Not one bad Reel. Not a couple flops. Essentially EVERY new Reel since the same cutoff. I’ve tested new content AND the same kinds of content that were performing normally immediately beforehand.

My page shows:

• No Page issues

• Recommendations ACTIVE

• Monetization ACTIVE

• Page is specifically marked Recommendable

• Still gaining followers

• Facebook literally just gave me Consistent Post Creator and Conversation Starter badges

There was no gradual decline. I went from normal distribution on Oct. 7 to dramatically reduced distribution beginning with the first Reel Oct. 8.

At the SAME TIME, I started seeing other weird Facebook problems:

• Monetization/Professional Dashboard errors and missing/delayed data

• Meta Verified gives me a “Switch to production build — you are NOT on a production version of the App” error, even though I’m using the regular Google Play version and am NOT enrolled in the beta

• Today I tried publishing two regular text posts and neither uploaded/published

And Meta Verified support is a whole separate dumpster fire.

I PAY for Meta Verified partly for the enhanced support. I opened a case about the Reel issue. The system told me a live specialist would join shortly.

Nobody did.

The system now says I already have an active case, so it blocks me from creating another one. The AI assistant says it cannot see my case ID and tells me the ID will be in my Support Inbox.

There is no case in my Support Inbox.

So I apparently have a case that Meta knows exists, that prevents me from opening another case, that I cannot access, whose case number Meta cannot give me, while the promised human support never arrives. 😂

I’ve submitted bug reports too. Still nothing.

I’m NOT claiming I know whether this is an algorithm change, outage, rollout issue, account/cohort bug, etc. I’m trying to see whether other creators are experiencing the same pattern around the same dates.

If you’re a creator experiencing this, please tell me:

When did your reach drop?

What were your normal Reel views vs. now?

Are text/photo posts affected too?

Any Professional Dashboard or monetization glitches?

Does Page Status show any restrictions?

Are you Meta Verified, and is support actually working for you?

If a bunch of us suddenly fell off the same cliff around Oct. 8 while our accounts remain in good standing, I’d REALLY like to document it.

Because right now Meta’s troubleshooting strategy appears to be:

“Everything looks great! Your Page is recommendable! 🥰”

proceeds to recommend my Reels to approximately twelve people

WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE? 😂😭

Looking for some local ideas because Google’s version of a “side hustle” apparently thinks I can make $3,000 this month by taking surveys for 14 cents apiece.

I already work a full-time job (and unfortunately took a pay cut recently), and I already do some gig/side work. But I have a pretty substantial bill I need to cover this month, and I’m trying to bring in roughly $3,000 extra on top of my normal income.

I’m not expecting easy money, and I’m completely willing to work for it. Evenings, weekends, one-off jobs, temporary work, freelance work, weird jobs nobody wants to do—whatever. I’m just looking for things that can realistically generate decent money quickly rather than something that takes six months to build up.

So, Bozeman/Gallatin Valley people: what actually pays around here?

Any businesses that need weekend/evening help? Event work? Cleaning? Moving help? Temporary jobs? Freelance work? Something completely random I haven't thought of?

Basically, if you needed to hustle up an extra $3k in the next month while still working full time, what would you do?

And no MLMs. I need $3,000, not an exciting opportunity to lose another $3,000. 😂

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