{"id":419494,"date":"2022-03-21T23:50:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-users-banned-indefinitely-for-ignoring-messages\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T23:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:50:05","slug":"facebook-users-banned-indefinitely-for-ignoring-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-users-banned-indefinitely-for-ignoring-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook users banned \u2018indefinitely\u2019 for ignoring messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bb845bc0e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-users-banned-indefinitely-for-ignoring-messages\/#%E2%80%9CFacebook_users_banned_%E2%80%98indefinitely_for_ignoring_messages%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Facebook users banned \u2018indefinitely\u2019 for ignoring messages&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFacebook_users_banned_%E2%80%98indefinitely_for_ignoring_messages%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Facebook users banned \u2018indefinitely\u2019 for ignoring messages&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> users are being locked out of their accounts for failing to respond to a message some mistook for spam.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>People who realized the warning is actually real have since tried to follow the social network\u2019s instructions \u2013 but an issue is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently preventing them from regaining access.<\/p>\n<p>A notice was sent to selected accounts deemed at particular risk from hackers, telling them to enable an enhanced security feature called Facebook Protect.<\/p>\n<p>Many were given a March 17 deadline to set it up themselves or face having their account locked until its done.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible some thought the message was a scam, so ignored it.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual email address used, security@facebookmail.com, probably didn\u2019t help matters.<\/p>\n<p>After the deadline passed, users were told they had to switch on Facebook Protect to get in.<\/p>\n<p>However, those that went ahead with it claim the set up system is broken meaning they are still locked out.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-398.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Facebook logo\" class=\"wp-image-21605470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-398.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-398.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-398.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Facebook users lost access to their account and many were unable to fix the issue.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apparently, the authentication tools \u2013 such as a text message to prove its you \u2013 are not working.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got locked out from Facebook indefinitely today because I didn\u2019t respond to emails from FB (that looked like a scam) about its new Facebook Protect system, which I was required to enable by today,\u201d one user\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Thiessen\/status\/1504825280229253120\/photo\/1\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, the text and security key options don\u2019t work, many report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another complained on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itzzdaniela\/status\/1504215679167172608\">Twitter<\/a>, saying: \u201cThis Facebook Protect thing is so annoying because it\u2019s not letting me turn it on and I need Facebook for work so I\u2019m really hoping Facebook fixes the stupid code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Facebook Protect is a special monitoring program for people at heightened risk of being targeted by hackers.<\/p>\n<p>This includes those working in human rights, journalists and Government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook owner Meta has been approached by The Sun for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-twitter-099.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"wp-image-21605471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-twitter-099.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-twitter-099.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/facebook-twitter-099.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Facebook warnings came from an unusual email address, security@facebookmail.com.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In other <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, the new Harry Potter video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4921494\/harry-potter-hogwarts-legacy-release-date-nearly-headless-nick\/\">Hogwarts Legacy<\/a>\u00a0will feature some familiar faces despite being set hundreds of years before the majority of characters were even born.<\/p>\n<p>A major Mars mission to find out whether life ever existed on the planet could be\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4936086\/rosalind-franklin-mission-europe-russia-ukraine\/\">delayed by up to six years<\/a>\u00a0at best, as Europe scrambles to replace Russian parts.<\/p>\n<p>Internet users have been urged not to use a popular piece of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4915623\/kaspersky-delete-antivirus-russia-warning\/\">anti-virus software<\/a>\u00a0over fears it could be exploited by the Kremlin to spy or launch cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p>And Instagram could be planning to bring back a way to see what your\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4908196\/instagram-see-what-friends-like\/\">friends like<\/a>\u00a0on the platform.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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