# Gmail account disabled for violating Google's policies, but........what for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-disabled-for-violating-googles-policies-but-what-for/850038>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 22, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-disabled-for-violating-googles-policies-but-what-for/850038 "2020-03-22T17:23:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-disabled-for-violating-googles-policies-but-what-for/850038/1 "2020-03-22T17:23:38Z")

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So, I’ve had a Gmail account\*\* “disabled because it was used in a way that violates Google’s policies.”\*\* I can’t imagine how or why. I certainly didn’t use it to spam or hack or anything - does this mean that maybe someone _else_ hacked into it and was using it to spam or hack?

(I was last in that Gmail account just a few weeks ago.)

Anybody had this before?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-account-disabled-for-violating-googles-policies-but-what-for/850038/2 "2020-03-22T17:49:47Z")

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[Linky says that they will tell you the reason, and that you can appeal.](https://www.digitbin.com/gmail-disabled-google-detected-policy-violation/)