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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Facebook users around the world have been waking up to find themselves locked out of their accounts for no apparent reason. The message many received reads: \u201cYour Facebook account was disabled because it did not follow our Community Standards.<\/p>\n

This decision can\u2019t be reversed. \u201d One user told the BBC there was no warning or explanation given. Parent firm Meta said it was investigating. In a tweet, Meta\u2019s Andy Stone said: \u201cWe\u2019re aware that some users are experiencing issues accessing their Facebook accounts and we are working to resolve them as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201d He did not say how many were affected, or what the issue was. PR consultant Jen Roberts was one of those to find herself locked out of her account.<\/p>\n

She told the BBC: \u201cI haven\u2019t posted anything or commented for quite some time, so it\u2019s extremely unlikely that I\u2019ve done anything that could be construed as offensive.<\/p>\n

But, despite not being an avid user, finding her account locked was still upsetting: \u201cAll of the images from my university years and family occasions are on Facebook<\/p>\n

\u201cI will no longer have access to 15-plus years of content, which is genuinely sad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also quite stressful not knowing what the issue is, and having no recourse to resolve it. To be given no warning and then no way to access our own data is mindboggling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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