Have you heard about Facebook Jail? If you think that this is a real jail, you are wrong. It is actually a term which is used when Facebook suspends accounts because the accounts have violated the Facebook Community Standard.
If you violate the guidelines, you will be punished such as the ban of uploading posts for several hours or days and even your account can be deleted. In Facebook, there are mainly two types of blocking. Those are temporary blocking and permanent blocking. A temporary blocking can last from a certain period of time and the maximum is 30 days. A permanent blocking means that your account is deleted.
It means that when using Facebook, users have to make sure that they do not violate the Facebook Community Standard. And here are several things that you have to pay attention to avoid getting banned on Facebook and avoid being sent to Facebook jail.
Don’t Plagiarize Others’ Content
If you share plagiarized content again and again, there is a possibility that your account will be considered as spam by other users. So, it is better for you to upload original content. The content that must be original is not only the picture that you upload, but also other types of content such as text, video and links. You have to make sure that the content that you share is original and beneficial for others.
Don’t Tag Other People That You Don’t Have to
Some people tag other people and even tag people that do not correlate with the content or people that they do not know. The aim is usually to attract as many people as possible so that their post can get as many likes and comments as possible. If you do this on and on, it will probably make other people dislike you and even you have a chance to get into Facebook jail because you may be reported by those people.
Don’t Send Many Friend Request at the Same Time
Sending friend requests to many people at the same time also needs to be avoided. This kind of activity can be considered as spam. If you like to add other people to a group, it also must be avoided because the people may not like to join the group and you may be reported. For sure, it will affect your account.
Sharing the Same Posts at The Same Time Is Not Recommended
Do you have some accounts, groups, or pages? If so, make sure that you do not post the same content at the same time to these accounts. If you want to post the same content, you have to give some time between posting on different accounts. It is done to avoid you from being brought to the Facebook jail.
It is better if you make a schedule for your posts. If it is difficult for you to do it yourself, you are able to get help from a social media scheduling tool.
Posting Too Much Content in a Day Must be Avoided
When you post something on your Facebook account, you do not only think about the quality, but also the quantity. If you think that posting as much content as possible in a day is good, you are wrong. Posting a maximum of 5 to 6 posts per day is enough, as recommended by Facebook experts and social media managers, for boosting your reach and engagement. If you post too much content in a day, it is possible for you to be marked as spam and as a result, you are able to get into the Facebook jail.
Shorten the Links That You Share
If you share the same links on some Facebook accounts at the same time, it may be considered as spam. If you want to share links on some Facebook accounts, it is better for you to shorten the links so that it can save the character space and also they will not look like spam. You are able to shorten the links by the help of online tools such as bit.ly, wp.me and goo.gl.
Don’t Like and Comment Too Much in a Short Time
There are users who use bota for liking and commenting posts automatically. A bot can be marked as spam because bots usually like and comment a lot. Do you like giving likes and comments? If so, make sure that you control yourself when you do it because if you do it a lot, you may be able to be blocked.
If Necessary, Blocking People That Can Endanger Your Account Can be Done
Among your friends on Facebook, there may be some people that do not like you and even want to bring you down. If you know it, you are able to block them. By doing it, they will not be able to see your posts so that you will be saved from being blocked or reported by them.
Spamming Activities Must be Avoided
Sending a lot of friend requests to a lot of people especially that you do not know is not recommended and it is a type of spamming activity. If you do it, people may consider you as a spam. In addition, you also have to avoid sending too many messages through DM. You may have a business and you think that it will be better if you promote it through DM. So, you send many messages to many people. It is not a good idea to do because Facebook demands its users to use the messaging service in an ethical manner and honestly. If you keep sending messages again and again to people, you can be marked as spam because it bothers them. If you post your business on the other business’s pages or groups on and on, it can also bring you to Facebook jail. So, if you want to promote your business, pay attention to the way you promote it.
Never Use Abusive Content
Using abusive words in your posts can affect negative things and even it can place you in Facebook jail. So, before you post something, it is better for you to use good words, good content. I know that this is your account, but it does not mean that you are able to post anything. You have to behave well anywhere you are, including on social media. Your posts are read by other people and it means that your posts can affect other people as well.
Never Post Nudity Content
Same as abusive content, you also have to avoid posting nudity content. If you do it, you can get the chance to get into Facebook jail. You do not want it to happen, right? So, just post something positive on your social media.
Never Use Too Many Hashtags
I understand that using hashtags can reach many people so that your content will be liked and commented more. However, if you use too many hashtags, instead of getting many likes and comments, you may end up in Facebook jail.
Don’t Create Fake Accounts
If you are caught that you have fake accounts, you are able to get banned. Some people create fake accounts for promoting their business or even to attack other people. If you do it, you can be reported by other users and at the end, you are able to get into the Facebook jail.
A bookworm and researcher especially related to law and citizenship education. I spend time every day in front of the internet and the campus library.
