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Hey, I'll be honest, this is my first time visiting this thread. I'm interested in sideloading. I used the app on my Mac mini and have a logged-in account there, and I can only install up to three apps at a time. I see there are workarounds for installing apps on iPhones, but I'll be honest, this is my first time doing this. Can someone help me understand step-by-step how to install the app store on my iPhone for sideloading apps, and how to use more than three apps like I've been doing so far? Can you help me? Regards.

Hello everyone,
My personal Facebook account and my Facebook page with over 58,000 followers were wrongfully disabled by Meta after 12 years of running the page.
I have tried every possible way to contact Meta, but nothing has worked.
Here’s what happened. Someone intentionally submitted 21 copyright reports against my page. I had permission from the original content owners to publish every reported post, and I explained this in each of my counter-notifications. Unfortunately, every single appeal was rejected automatically.
Since April, my account has been stuck in the verification process with no updates at all. I have submitted every appeal, verification request, and support request I could find, but I have received no meaningful response.
About a week ago, I received a non-binding decision from a DSA dispute resolution body in Europe. Their decision concluded that Meta rejected my appeals automatically without any human review. They clearly stated that the decision was made by an automated system rather than a human reviewer and recommended that Meta restore both my personal account and my Facebook page.
A week has now passed since that decision, and Meta has still not contacted me or restored anything.
Because of this, next week I will be filing a Small Claims case in Ireland. I will be seeking financial compensation for the wrongful suspension of my personal account and my Facebook page, which I managed for 11 years without any policy violations. The page was actively monetized until it was disabled, and the suspension also caused me to lose ongoing and future business opportunities with local companies.
I live in Europe, and I don’t intend to give up. I have exhausted every possible option to resolve this directly with Meta, but nothing has worked.
I’ll keep this thread updated as the case progresses. This will be my first time filing a legal claim, and I’ll be submitting Form A together with all of my supporting evidence by post.
If anyone has gone through something similar, or has experience with taking Meta to court in Ireland, I’d really appreciate any advice. Any tips that could help strengthen my case would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you, and I’ll keep you updated.

Hi. I've been battling Facebook since April 2026 over copyright infringement, a deleted page, and a private account. I filed a complaint with the DSA. Today, I received a letter by email from five parties claiming everything was on my end. They sent a letter to Meta requesting the account and page be reinstated and charged them for handling the case. I'm curious if a positive DSA complaint has helped anyone and restored their account and page? Or is it simply not working? I've read on Reddit that it helps some and not others.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently dealing with a frustrating issue regarding Meta Verified. I signed up for a one-month trial on Instagram, and everything seems to be active: I have the blue checkmark next to my name, and the subscription settings confirm my "Meta Verified Standard" is active until July 14th. I also successfully completed the ID verification process and received confirmation that it was accepted.
However, the main reason I signed up was for access to human support, and it’s not working. When I go to the "Get Support" section, it only redirects me to an AI chatbot. Every time I try to ask for a human representative, the bot repeatedly claims that I "do not have access to Meta Verified" and refuses to connect me to a real person.
Has anyone else experienced this issue where the subscription shows as active, but the support features are blocked? Are there any workarounds, or is there a hidden way to actually reach support via email or live chat?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I know there are a lot of posts like this, but I’m honestly at the point where I don’t know what else to do.

Back in April, my personal Facebook account and a local community page that I had been running for more than 11 years got disabled because someone filed 19 copyright reports against posts on the page. The crazy part is that the photos weren’t stolen. They were sent to us by members of the community through our inbox, and many of those same photos were also sent to other local pages.

What makes it even worse is that all the reports appear to have come from one person who isn’t even the copyright owner of the photos. I have evidence showing that the photos were submitted by third parties and that the person reporting them wasn’t the original photographer.

I filed counter-notifications on May 4 and again on May 31. Meta hasn’t responded to either of them. Not even a simple acknowledgment.

Right after my account was disabled, I submitted an appeal. It was rejected automatically within about 12 hours. Since then I’ve tried everything I can think of. Support chats, Meta AI, reporting forms, account recovery forms, DSA complaints, literally everything. Most of the time I either get automated responses or no response at all.

I even submitted a complaint under the EU Digital Services Act and it was accepted. Meta was given 20 days to respond, but after reading many stories here on Reddit, I’m not very optimistic. A lot of people seem to say Meta simply ignores these cases.

The situation gets even stranger. Shortly after my page was disabled, someone started using the exact same page name that I had used for 11 years. They copied the branding style, similar colors, and now many people think it’s my page. I reported it as brand impersonation after Meta AI suggested doing so. I got a case number, but again, complete silence.

The page was monetized before all this happened and had a large local following. I had never had serious issues with Facebook before. Everything was running normally until these copyright reports appeared.

About two weeks ago I even sent Form A to the Irish Small Claims Court because Meta’s European headquarters are in Dublin and I’m an EU citizen living in Poland. I explained the financial losses caused by the suspension and the fact that nobody is reviewing my counter-notifications. So far I haven’t received any update there either.

For more than two months, every administrator just sees the same message when trying to log in:

“We received your information. Check your inbox for updates regarding your review request. While we review your information, you can’t use Facebook.”

That’s it. No requests for more information, no updates, nothing.

At this point I feel completely stuck. I have proof that we had permission to publish the photos, proof that the person reporting them wasn’t the copyright owner, and proof that another page started using our identity right after we were suspended.

Has anyone here actually managed to get their account or page back after something like this? Is there anything else I can realistically do, or am I just stuck waiting forever for someone at Meta to finally look at the case?

Any advice would be appreciated.

For over a month my Facebook page and content have been destroyed by false copyright reports from a troll. Someone submitted more than 20 fake copyright claims against my posts. I actually had full permission from the original people who sent me the photos and content for publication on my page.
I submitted counter notifications for every removed post. Most of them were ignored completely. Some seem to be auto-rejected by bots. My account constantly shows the message: “We received your information”, but nothing ever happens. Out of more than 20 counter claims, I only received one email saying the content would not be restored, without any real explanation.
At this point I honestly feel devastated because it looks like someone abused Meta’s copyright system to remove me from the internet and Meta does absolutely nothing about it.
What makes this even worse:
A week after my page was destroyed, another page appeared with almost the same name, same colors, same style and branding. I reported it to Meta as impersonation/copying and they also ignored that.
I want to take this to Small Claims Court or another legal process against Meta because this situation is insane.
My questions:
As a citizen of Poland/European Union, where can I actually file such a claim?
Can I file it in Ireland against Meta Ireland?
Does anyone know the correct legal address for Meta Ireland for court documents?
Has anyone from Europe successfully sued Meta or started a small claims procedure?
Is the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP) the correct path?
Do I need a lawyer or can I do this myself?
If anyone has experience with this situation or legal guidance, I would really appreciate the help because Meta support is practically nonexistent.
Thank you.

I am honestly at my limit with Meta. I have been running a local community page in Poland for over 11 years now and I had 58k followers. Everything was fine until some guy started a coordinated attack on me and filed over 20 fake copyright reports. The thing is, I actually have permission from the people who sent me those photos, but Meta just doesn't care. Their bots are rejecting my appeals in days. Just yesterday they rejected an appeal where I clearly explained that a private individual sent me the photo via inbox. It is like talking to a brick wall. Now they have unpublished my page and my personal profile is stuck on some waiting for information screen for weeks and nothing is happening. To make it even worse, right after my page was taken down, some other smaller page with 20k followers changed its name to mine. It is a blatant brand hijacking and Meta is just letting it happen. My brand is losing value every single day while this scammer is probably laughing at me.
I want to take this to the Small Claims Court in Ireland because I know Meta has their HQ in Dublin and I heard it is possible to do this even from Poland. I am done with their automated support that does nothing. Does anyone know how to actually start this process from another country? I need to know how to write this claim so a real human at Meta is forced to look at my evidence instead of another stupid bot. If anyone has done this or knows the steps please let me know because I am not letting 11 years of my work disappear like this.

I am honestly at my limit with Meta. I have been running a local community page in Poland for over 11 years now and I had 58k followers. Everything was fine until some guy started a coordinated attack on me and filed over 20 fake copyright reports. The thing is, I actually have permission from the people who sent me those photos, but Meta just doesn't care. Their bots are rejecting my appeals in days. Just yesterday they rejected an appeal where I clearly explained that a private individual sent me the photo via inbox. It is like talking to a brick wall. Now they have unpublished my page and my personal profile is stuck on some waiting for information screen for weeks and nothing is happening. To make it even worse, right after my page was taken down, some other smaller page with 20k followers changed its name to mine. It is a blatant brand hijacking and Meta is just letting it happen. My brand is losing value every single day while this scammer is probably laughing at me.
I want to take this to the Small Claims Court in Ireland because I know Meta has their HQ in Dublin and I heard it is possible to do this even from Poland. I am done with their automated support that does nothing. Does anyone know how to actually start this process from another country? I need to know how to write this claim so a real human at Meta is forced to look at my evidence instead of another stupid bot. If anyone has done this or knows the steps please let me know because I am not letting 11 years of my work disappear like this.

I’ve been running a local community page in Poland for 11 years (58k followers, 20M monthly reach). Recently, we were taken down after 23 fraudulent copyright strikes submitted by a single individual most likely a competitor.

The Issue: The "copyrighted" content consists of photos of lost pets and keys sent to us directly by community members via Messenger. I have full chat logs proving the original authorship and their permission to post. The person reporting these photos has absolutely no rights to them.

The Timeline:

• April 11-17: A wave of 23 strikes hit the page.
• April 17: Page suspended, admin accounts disabled.
• April 18: I filed a formal DMCA counter-notice to ip@fb.com.
• Today: It has been over 14 business days since the counter-notice. According to US copyright law (which Meta follows), the content should be restored if no legal action is taken by the claimant, yet I am stuck on "we received information from you".

The Problem: My appeals via standard forms are rejected within 12 hours by bots claiming "violation of terms." I’ve sent another round of formal appeals on May 5th with my full legal signature and evidence, but I’m met with silence.

There is no way to reach a human at Meta Support. This is a targeted attack by a troll using Meta’s AI tools as a weapon to eliminate local competition.

Questions for the community:

1. Has anyone successfully bypassed the "we received information" loop after the 14-day DMCA window?
2. Are there any specific Meta Oversight Board channels or "white-hat" contact methods for verified fraudulent mass-reporting?
3. Should I involve a lawyer for a formal "Notice of Liability" to Meta's legal department at this stage?

Can anyone here help me with this? I should add that when I contact Polish Support from someone else's account, they keep saying they can't do anything because they only handle advertising, or that I'm not the fan page administrator and should contact the fan page administrator, but how can I contact them if I keep writing this message... this is insane. Can anyone suggest what to do next?

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Hey, did anyone here actually go through the DMCA counter notice process with Facebook? I’m kinda lost right now. My page (58k followers, built over 11 years) got taken down after one person reported it, and they also disabled my personal Facebook account. I tried appealing but got nowhere. I sent a DMCA counter notice e-mail last Saturday (April 19) and still haven’t heard anything back. On Facebook it just says they received my information. At one point I also got an automated email asking why I think the decision was wrong. I explained everything, and like 12 hours later I got a rejection saying I violated their policies… which feels like a bot response. The whole situation is weird because my page is based on user submissions. People send me photos themselves. Yeah, sometimes those same photos appear elsewhere too, but I even sent proof that users sent them to me directly. Still got everything taken down. So yeah, I have no idea what to expect now.
Did anyone here go through this? How long does it take? Do they even respond? Is there anything I should do differently? Would appreciate any real experiences.