# So WTF is up with Facebook banning people?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 27, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212 "2022-05-27T13:01:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212/21 "2022-05-28T17:58:08Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> I’d suggest trying a different social media account. I would have suggested Instagram, which is **the** social media for photos, but that is also owned by Facebook. Probably the easiest alternative would be Twitter.

Unless the people that the OP’s friends intend these pictures for don’t have anything other than facebook. I’m guessing that’s a pretty common situation for a lot of people older than 40-50.

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**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212/22 "2022-05-30T16:30:35Z")

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Is it possible his real name is common enough that someone using the same “real” name or using his same name as an alias has annoyed Facebook? I mean, they may have to allow for a plethora of Bill Smith’s, but if Russian Bots like to use, for example, legitimate-sounding Roger MacDonald or Fred Hernandez they may have a problem with people who legitimately have that name.

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**Author:** ![EDOK9Trainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@EDOK9Trainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EDOK9Trainer)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212/23 "2022-05-30T20:12:21Z")

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I believe the OP but am not seeing it in my Facebook world. I am on it to mainly follow my grown kids and more importantly my grandkids. Also my church. I have not heard any complaints from anyone on this so I have no experience in it either way. It would be frustrating though.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wtf-is-up-with-facebook-banning-people/965212/24 "2022-05-31T17:31:20Z")

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How about this theory:

The friend who’s being “encouraged” to join Facebook actually doesn’t want to, and claiming to have been mysteriously banned gives them an out.

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