u/nrad16

never thought this would become a career, but here we are

today a lot of my work is behind the scenes. i rarely advertise because almost everything comes through word of mouth. i’ve worked on cases involving artists and public figures. i can’t really go into specifics for obvious reasons.

years ago a friend lost access to an instagram account he’d built from scratch. support was useless and every appeal got the same automated response. i got curious with figuring out why some cases got reversed while others never moved.

that turned into a weird niche. one person told another, then another. before i knew it i was spending most nights looking at account restrictions instead of doing anything remotely normal.

i’ve seen pretty much every type of ban imaginable. hacked accounts, business managers, ad accounts, disabled creator pages, mistaken impersonation flags, copyright issues, automated enforcement, you name it.

the biggest misconception is that every ban is the same. people see the same disabled screen and assume the same fix applies. in reality there are dozens of different reasons an account gets restricted, and each one needs a completely different approach.

ive also learned when to say no. if someone comes to me because they’ve been hacked through malware, their account was taken over as part of a cybercrime, or there’s evidence of fraud or extortion, i tell them to speak to a lawyer first. that’s no longer just an account recovery issue

it’s a strange corner of the internet to work in. some days are incredibly satisfying, some days you spend hours just telling people their case isn’t realistically fixable.

anyway, figured people might find it interesting :)

never thought this would become a career, but here we are

today a lot of my work is behind the scenes. i rarely advertise because almost everything comes through word of mouth. i’ve worked on cases involving artists and public figures. i can’t really go into specifics for obvious reasons.

years ago a friend lost access to an instagram account he’d built from scratch. support was useless and every appeal got the same automated response. i got curious with figuring out why some cases got reversed while others never moved.

that turned into a weird niche. one person told another, then another. before i knew it i was spending most nights looking at account restrictions instead of doing anything remotely normal.

i’ve seen pretty much every type of ban imaginable. hacked accounts, business managers, ad accounts, disabled creator pages, mistaken impersonation flags, copyright issues, automated enforcement, you name it.

the biggest misconception is that every ban is the same. people see the same disabled screen and assume the same fix applies. in reality there are dozens of different reasons an account gets restricted, and each one needs a completely different approach.

ive also learned when to say no. if someone comes to me because they’ve been hacked through malware, their account was taken over as part of a cybercrime, or there’s evidence of fraud or extortion, i tell them to speak to a lawyer first. that’s no longer just an account recovery issue

it’s a strange corner of the internet to work in. some days are incredibly satisfying, some days you spend hours just telling people their case isn’t realistically fixable.

anyway, figured people might find it interesting :)

never thought this would become a career, but here we are

today a lot of my work is behind the scenes. i rarely advertise because almost everything comes through word of mouth. i’ve worked on cases involving artists and public figures. i can’t really go into specifics for obvious reasons.

years ago a friend lost access to an instagram account he’d built from scratch. support was useless and every appeal got the same automated response. i got curious with figuring out why some cases got reversed while others never moved.

that turned into a weird niche. one person told another, then another. before i knew it i was spending most nights looking at account restrictions instead of doing anything remotely normal.

i’ve seen pretty much every type of ban imaginable. hacked accounts, business managers, ad accounts, disabled creator pages, mistaken impersonation flags, copyright issues, automated enforcement, you name it.

the biggest misconception is that every ban is the same. people see the same disabled screen and assume the same fix applies. in reality there are dozens of different reasons an account gets restricted, and each one needs a completely different approach.

ive also learned when to say no. if someone comes to me because they’ve been hacked through malware, their account was taken over as part of a cybercrime, or there’s evidence of fraud or extortion, i tell them to speak to a lawyer first. that’s no longer just an account recovery issue

it’s a strange corner of the internet to work in. some days are incredibly satisfying, some days you spend hours just telling people their case isn’t realistically fixable.

anyway, figured people might find it interesting :)