How Long Does an Instagram Suspension Last?
The hardest part of an Instagram suspension is usually not the suspension itself but not knowing when it will end or of it will directly lead to a ban. This is especially true for small business owners who have no other means to reach their audience. While nobody can give a single number as to […]
How to Prevent Your Instagram Account From Getting Suspended
By the time most businesses read about Instagram account suspensions, it has already happened to them. This is the version to read before it does. You can’t remove the risk completely, because some suspensions are automated mistakes. But a lot of them follow ordinary, avoidable patterns, and this guide covers how to prevent Instagram account […]
Instagram Live Ban: Why It Happens and How to Get Live Back
Some time ago, a micro-influencer reached out to us in a rush. She had a launch planned. The caption was written, the countdown Story was up, a few loyal followers were already asking what time she was planning to go live. And suddenly when she tapped the Live button, she got a message saying, “You […]
Instagram Ban Wave: What It Is and What to Do If You’re Caught in One
More than 27,000 people signed a petition in 2025 accusing Meta of wrongly banning their accounts, according to UK media coverage of one of the biggest Instagram ban wave complaints on record. Over 100 users came forward to news outlets in the same period, many of them describing lost income, lost client work, and accounts […]
Instagram Account Locked Then Banned? Here’s What’s Actually Happening
It always starts with a message. “We detected unusual activity on your account.” Maybe you saw this and got surprised because you didn’t do anything unusual, but fine, you tapped through, verified your details, maybe even changed your password just to be safe. Then you tried to log in again and got another one. “Your […]
Instagram Banned From Location Sharing: What It Means and How to Fix It
Instagram bans come in different forms, and one that can be particularly problematic, especially for service-based and product businesses targeting a specific location, is being banned from location sharing. You go to tag a location on a post or Story, and the option simply isn’t there. Sometimes, the option may be there, but you get […]
Instagram Story Ban: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Do you go to post a story on your Instagram and find barely any engagement? Or maybe you open the app and see a notice that your Story access has been restricted while everything else on the account still works? Sometimes, it could mean you have an Instagram Story ban and this can really affect […]
Banned From Posting on Instagram? Here’s Why (and How to Fix It)
Instagram account suspensions are pretty straight forward. But sometimes, you go to publish a post, a Story, or a comment, and Instagram stops you with a message saying you’re temporarily blocked from posting, sometimes with a countdown, sometimes without one. Nothing else about the account is affected. You can still scroll, still message, still browse. […]
Is Social SEO a Thing? What Actually Gets Social Posts Ranking on Google
A few months ago, we started adding alt text and keyword-optimized captions to Instagram carousels and slides for our own accounts and a few clients’. It felt like the obvious next step if Google can see social content now. What we didn’t have was certainty about whether any of it was actually doing anything. Around […]
Instagram Account Banned or Suspended? The Complete Guide to Why It Happens and How to Fix It
Nothing had changed on the account. No new posts went up. No policy was broken in that window. One moment it was a working business account with a following built over time; the next, it was gone from view, with a generic notice and no clear explanation. We got it sorted out. But not everyone […]