đ 45,000 Voices for Accountability, This Is All of You âď¸
- People Over Platforms Worldwide | News
- Oct 8
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 19
Weâve officially crossed 45,000 signatures.
Thatâs forty-five thousand people standing together for fairness, transparency, and accountability in the digital world.
But more than a number, this milestone belongs to all of you.
While Iâve been building the foundation and backend of PeopleOverPlatforms.org, itâs you whoâve kept this movement alive. Youâve shared the petition. Youâve shared the website. Youâve spoken up, signed, reposted, and reached out to others who needed help.
This is all of you.
Meta Faces Global Backlash as Account Bans Spiral Out of Control
Across continents, users are losing their digital identities overnight, and frustration is boiling over.
From students in Maryland wrongfully flagged for exploitation to artists and activists locked out of years of work, a pattern of sudden, unexplained bans is spreading across Metaâs platforms. People who depend on Instagram and Facebook for income, community, or expression are finding themselves silenced by automation, with little to no path for appeal.
In the United States, outrage grew after a Maryland studentâs account was falsely flagged for child exploitation, sparking parental backlash and national headlines (Scripps News).
Meanwhile, a Cincinnati tattoo artist said Metaâs AI wrongly disabled her business page, cutting off bookings and income (WCPO News).
Another creator told Yahoo News she felt âpowerlessâ after her professional portfolio vanished overnight (Yahoo News).
The fallout isnât limited to North America.
In Australia, feminist author Clementine Ford was suspended for a post supporting climate activist Greta Thunberg, prompting her to announce plans for her own social app (Daily Mail AU) and (Sky News AU).
Across South Asia, young influencer Talha Ahmedâs account was disabled without warning, erasing his livelihood and millions of followers overnight (Dunya News).
Africaâs creators are feeling the economic shock too.
In Nigeria, startups and entrepreneurs are scrambling after Metaâs mass suspensions crippled online sales. Local platform DriveCrowd stepped in to offer emergency support, describing the situation as âdevastating for small businessesâ (MSN Nigeria).
Even families in Pennsylvania have been swept up in the chaos. One Chester County household lost access to Facebook and Instagram simultaneously before finally regaining control after weeks of appeals (6ABC News).
In Europe, governments and courts are taking notice.
The Dutch Court recently ruled that Meta must let users disable algorithmic timelines, marking a potential turning point for transparency and control (NL Times).
Elsewhere, Italyâs families are suing Meta, TikTok, and others over child-safety failures (Reuters), and Hungaryâs ruling party has been exposed for secretly funding paid political content on social media (DW News).
Regulators are finally starting to act.
Following new EU transparency laws, Meta has blocked political ads across the European Union to avoid penalties (PPC Land).
And beyond Europe, Denmark is moving to ban social media for users under 15, citing escalating mental-health concerns (LiveMint) and (European Conservative).
Across the globe, pressure on Meta is mounting.
From the U.S. Supreme Court weighing social-media bans to Chinaâs blanket restrictions on foreign platforms, nations are beginning to confront the imbalance between corporate control and public rights (USA Today) and (Digital Journal).
As 2025 unfolds, Metaâs power and its consequences are being tested like never before.
Users, creators, and governments alike are demanding accountability, transparency, and above all, human oversight.
Until platforms are held accountable, every wrongful ban, every silenced voice, and every lost livelihood remains part of the same fight for digital justice. People Over Platforms continues to push for transparency, oversight, and real human review â because online rights are human rights.
In Their Own Words: Real People, Real Impact
These are a few of the 45,000 voices. Each shows what is at stake when automation replaces humanity.
âLost 3 of my business accounts and am now IP banned and canât make new accounts. Never been so depressed in my life. I wish Meta would get rid of the stupid AI. I tried my best to appeal with no luck.â Jakob
âI got suspended all the time, even when I make new accounts, so I lost all my accounts and my friends. I signed this petition because of the ban wave, so Iâm on Twitter right now until it fixes. I was banned last week. I just want it to fix. I lost everything.â Jenna
âAfter being on Facebook from 2008 and Instagram since 2011, only posting about my cars and businesses, everything was wiped. I refuse to bend a knee, so Iâm keeping my business going on other platforms. I started my business in memory of my late brother. The mental and emotional damage this has caused will never be restored.â Chandler
Where Metaâs Money Is Going in 2025
Follow the money and you see the priorities. Reports in 2025 point to very large AI and data-center spending, continued Reality Labs losses, and ongoing shareholder returns. See coverage on financing and infrastructure moves here: Reuters.
While users fight to recover accounts, Metaâs resources are flowing into AI expansion, investor payouts, and speculative metaverse projects.  This looks less like a company hiccup and more like a digital-rights crisis.
Regulatory Pressure Is Rising
In April 2025, the EU fined Meta âŹ200 million under the Digital Markets Act for its âpay or consentâ model. In October 2025, New York City sued multiple platforms, including Meta, for addicting children and harming mental health (Reuters).
Governments are starting to challenge the imbalance.
People like you are forcing these conversations.
What Weâre Demanding
These are the ten urgent changes we are calling for as we cross 45,000 voices worldwide.
Correct AI Enforcement - Reduce wrongful flags, false violations, and automated account removals.
Human-Led Appeals - Guarantee transparent appeals with real timelines and accountable reviewers.
Restore User Access - Return personal data, messages, photos, and content to impacted users.
Accessible Customer Support - Provide live assistance for all users, with priority for paying subscribers.
Refund & Redress - Stop monetizing broken systems and compensate users financially harmed.
Emergency Response Channels - Create dedicated support for survivors, minors, educators, and journalists at risk.
Legal & Regulatory Compliance - Comply with court orders, consumer protections, and global laws.
Independent Audits - Submit bans and enforcement systems to external review with public reporting.
Transparency in Enforcement - Disclose AI-triggered bans, escalation policies, and country-by-country statistics.
Formal Accountability - Publicly acknowledge wrongful enforcement, respond to this petition, and publish global transparency reports.
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â¨ď¸ 45,000 Voices Strong, and Rising
This milestone is the beginning of our next chapter. Every click, every share, and every story helps turn outrage into organized change.
Thank you for standing with this movement. Thank you for proving that people, not platforms, have the final say.
Together, we are People Over Platforms. âď¸
I'm the latest victim. facebook won't let me access my Craig Evans account to post an appeal.  Someone or some bot wrongly reported my recent St George's Shopping Centre topic for violating facebook.  I've lost the correct url to it but the topic into began with "I'm trying to recreate a detailed floor plan of St George's Shopping Centre in Preston featuring at least a floor plan snapshot of all of the pre-2000 shops". But its gone now and my main account was suspended. That topic did not violate anything. it was approved after pending by our group Preston Past and Present. I created that topic because I wanted to create something substantial about the classic era St George's ShoppinâŚ
I was looking at a site and was checking out the price foolishly I gave my email but I did not put in an order say how I was going to pay but meta put one in without my knowledge or permission I didn't find out till I looked at my Visa account and I couldn't get it back canceled my credit card not using autofill. Metapay is dangerous
I've just been suspended for the third timev in three months for "cyber security" reasons. I checked their rules on cyber Security and I've not done anything against any of their rules. On both the previous occasions I have eventually been reinstated along with a generic apology email. I'm hoping the same will happen this time. The apology is pretty meaningless if they keep doing it again.
Great Job we need this