Facebook account restricted from running ads, planning to create another account

My long standing personal Facebook account has been restricted from running or managing Facebook ads (I am not talking about the ad account). Facebook says its because of "inauthentic behavior". This personal account has my government issued id and facial verification video (and related biometric data) since I have uploaded it earlier several times, when prompted.

I do have 2 more Facebook accounts that I rarely use, on the same computer, with completely different names.

I run Facebook ads for clients and for my own business. The ads were all white hat, no ad policy was violated. I tried adding the other account to my business manager to give it access to my clients ad account but Facebook won't let me do that anymore. I am assuming that my other 2 accounts are also under suspicion since FB knows they are come from the same machine with same IP.

I can still browse Facebook from my personal account and the other accounts but not work on ads.

I am thinking of creating a new Facebook account on a new laptop to manage ads for client but I'm looking for feedback from the experts before I go ahead.

1. Should I use my real name or use a fake name when creating an account?
2. My government id and facial biometric data is already with Facebook. If Facebook asks me for a government id and asks me to do a facial verification, then what can I do to pass those? Won't using the same goverment id and my own face tie the new account to the old one and get the new account banned?
3. Is there a guideline on how many days you should wait before you join your first group? how long should you wait before you create a business manager on a new account?
4. Will adding this ad account to the clients ad account through a new business manager trigger verifications since Facebook knows that my old personal accounts business manager is connected to the same client?
5. Any other steps I should take to keep my new account safe?

PS: I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on buying accounts etc and I would prefer to have a clean long term account.

Creating another account might not solve the problem if the restriction is related to the ad account business or policy history I’d check the exact reason for the restriction first before starting over

SEOBella said:

Creating another account might not solve the problem if the restriction is related to the ad account business or policy history I’d check the exact reason for the restriction first before starting over

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Documenting this here so that others can avoid my mistakes.

- I used to send messages from my primary account to one of my other accounts for years, as a way to save any useful information, notes, links etc. A lot of one way messages and 6 to 8 months back, that triggered a suspension which was removed after id and facial verification
- About 2 months back, I created 2 Facebook groups from my primary account, which I wanted to use for growing my own community. Facebook got triggered and after verification I was banned from creating or managing groups for 1 year.
- The reason for the current restriction as provided by FB is because of "inauthentic behavior" or ad policy violation. I don't think I have violated any ad policies since my clients ads are still running, only my personal account has been restricted from managing ads.

If your advertising account is restricted, you should not simply create a new Facebook account to bypass the restriction. A safer approach is to identify the cause and address the current account first.

trainingwheels28 said:

My long standing personal Facebook account has been restricted from running or managing Facebook ads (I am not talking about the ad account). Facebook says its because of "inauthentic behavior". This personal account has my government issued id and facial verification video (and related biometric data) since I have uploaded it earlier several times, when prompted.

I do have 2 more Facebook accounts that I rarely use, on the same computer, with completely different names.

I run Facebook ads for clients and for my own business. The ads were all white hat, no ad policy was violated. I tried adding the other account to my business manager to give it access to my clients ad account but Facebook won't let me do that anymore. I am assuming that my other 2 accounts are also under suspicion since FB knows they are come from the same machine with same IP.

I can still browse Facebook from my personal account and the other accounts but not work on ads.

I am thinking of creating a new Facebook account on a new laptop to manage ads for client but I'm looking for feedback from the experts before I go ahead.

1. Should I use my real name or use a fake name when creating an account?
2. My government id and facial biometric data is already with Facebook. If Facebook asks me for a government id and asks me to do a facial verification, then what can I do to pass those? Won't using the same goverment id and my own face tie the new account to the old one and get the new account banned?
3. Is there a guideline on how many days you should wait before you join your first group? how long should you wait before you create a business manager on a new account?
4. Will adding this ad account to the clients ad account through a new business manager trigger verifications since Facebook knows that my old personal accounts business manager is connected to the same client?
5. Any other steps I should take to keep my new account safe?

PS: I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on buying accounts etc and I would prefer to have a clean long term account.

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i would not create dummy accounts to work around the restriction. getting a new device will not solve the problem nd using fake information can lead to furtther problems. i would challenge the restriction nd keep everything under one account.

Re-using your real government ID or biometric data on a new account will instantly trigger a link to your restricted profile and result in a ban.

The problem isn't about the ad account, Facebook now frowns at an individual operating several accounts. Even if you spoof your IP, the apps still show your exact location. Even if you are using the web version, you still leave fingerprints here and there which leak out info that the algorithm picks up. When Facebook realizes this, they go for your most viable account and not the others with less potential. If it's not suspended, it is restricted. Don't use all the accounts on a single device since it has just one IP address. You can however include Proxy browsers to your setup so each account is on a separate browser with a different IP.

Bro, given your needs, I’d recommend getting a BM3; that way, you can save time and focus on other tasks.

trainingwheels28 said:

My long standing personal Facebook account has been restricted from running or managing Facebook ads (I am not talking about the ad account). Facebook says its because of "inauthentic behavior". This personal account has my government issued id and facial verification video (and related biometric data) since I have uploaded it earlier several times, when prompted.

I do have 2 more Facebook accounts that I rarely use, on the same computer, with completely different names.

I run Facebook ads for clients and for my own business. The ads were all white hat, no ad policy was violated. I tried adding the other account to my business manager to give it access to my clients ad account but Facebook won't let me do that anymore. I am assuming that my other 2 accounts are also under suspicion since FB knows they are come from the same machine with same IP.

I can still browse Facebook from my personal account and the other accounts but not work on ads.

I am thinking of creating a new Facebook account on a new laptop to manage ads for client but I'm looking for feedback from the experts before I go ahead.

1. Should I use my real name or use a fake name when creating an account?
2. My government id and facial biometric data is already with Facebook. If Facebook asks me for a government id and asks me to do a facial verification, then what can I do to pass those? Won't using the same goverment id and my own face tie the new account to the old one and get the new account banned?
3. Is there a guideline on how many days you should wait before you join your first group? how long should you wait before you create a business manager on a new account?
4. Will adding this ad account to the clients ad account through a new business manager trigger verifications since Facebook knows that my old personal accounts business manager is connected to the same client?
5. Any other steps I should take to keep my new account safe?

PS: I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on buying accounts etc and I would prefer to have a clean long term account.

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Hi friend,

1. Should I use my real name or use a fake name when creating an account?

=> Its better than you use your real name, it could be short, not necessary to set full name as your ID
2. My government id and facial biometric data is already with Facebook. If Facebook asks me for a government id and asks me to do a facial verification, then what can I do to pass those? Won't using the same goverment id and my own face tie the new account to the old one and get the new account banned?
=> You still can use your Gov ID at least one more time with the new FB acc (I got 2 Fb account with the same gov ID); If one got banned, the other acc still work
3. Is there a guideline on how many days you should wait before you join your first group? how long should you wait before you create a business manager on a new account?
=> After few days create new FB acc, using it with usual activities (cm, like, etc,...) you can joint group that you want. Create a BM/new account will take longer, better for 1-2 weeks at least
4. Will adding this ad account to the clients ad account through a new business manager trigger verifications since Facebook knows that my old personal accounts business manager is connected to the same client?
=> I don't see this as a problem, with new FB account (included 1 ads account) you can adding to the old one and use normally. Mostly depend on the account was connected and how strong your BM atm.
5. Any other steps I should take to keep my new account safe?
=> Easiest way for now is to get a BM3 (You can buy/rent this based on your budget),

I hope this can help you to go through the tough time running FB ads,
Cheers,