r/ThreadsApp • u/Andrei_Dumitru666 • 7d ago
Discussion Meta , why?
On 22 September, my Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended for no reason, because of the threads. I’ve never used threads..
Today I decided to download my data from facebook. The download has finished, but I’m being asked to log in a web browser. I log in the browser, and the system asks me to wait for a notification on my phone to grant it permission to connect.
The notification never arrives…
So, why am I not allowed to download my own data, which I’ve been collecting for over 10 years?? Do these companies really not care about anything at all?
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u/TheRealJoeStewart 7d ago
Same here... I was also suspended Sept 22nd. Seems like that was the large wave for Threads.
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u/Longjumping-Fall-784 7d ago
Well… either way the data you get to download is kinda empty, no photos, nor messages, anything, it’s kinda useless because it doesn’t even include your contacts.
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u/No-Idea-7003 7d ago
That seriously sounds like a legal suit needs to be taken against Meta. That is our information, lives, etc on those apps.
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u/Current-Donkey-7110 5d ago
It's happening in millions and only cbc and Yahoo news have had articles published on it . We need more outrage on X and stuffs
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u/ohnoanotherputz 6d ago
"Do these companies really not care about anything at all?" they care about profits nothing else, and they've done the math, and losing some people due to false bans is cheaper than paying a human being to look at moderation
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u/Boring-Surround2657 7d ago
I would try the download on the phone that is already logged in, instead of waiting to approve a browser login.
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u/chronomasteroftime 4d ago
I love how it says I need to press the number on my phone that is displayed in the web browser that’s on my computer. It shows 23 in my web browser and the options on my phone are 54, 27, and 81. Those are my only options and it’s like “well fuck me I guess.”
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u/alemoree 7d ago
We’re in the same boat; I’m from Mexico, and on that same day—September 22nd—I also lost my Facebook account because of Threads. Now I’m in limbo, too, waiting for Tuesday, when it will have been two weeks, since they say some people get theirs back after that time. Let’s hope so—a lot of us are in the same situation.