# Medium Account Suspended: How to Appeal > Medium account suspended? Read Medium's listed reasons, fix the cause first, then use its official appeal form. Medium states no review time or outcome. - URL: https://www.awarexone.com/research/medium-account-suspended-appeal - Author: Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, Founder & CEO, AwareXone - Published: 2026-10-24 - Topics: Medium, Account suspended, Appeals - Related service: Social media problem solutions: https://www.awarexone.com/all-types-of-social-media-problem-solutions ## Short answer Read the in-product banner on your account, then review Medium's terms, rules and policies and fix the cause before appealing. Use the appeal form on Medium's Reasons for Suspensions page. Medium says humans review all appeals but gives no timeframe and no promised result, so keep your message short, factual and free of passwords. ## Summary - Medium says a suspended account or story shows an in-product alert that only the account owner can see, so start by reading that banner. - Medium asks you to review its terms, rules and policies and bring the account into compliance before you appeal, not after. - Medium names spam and site misuse as the leading reason for suspensions, including content posted mainly to drive traffic to an outside site. - Medium says every appeal sent through its forms gets human review, but its pages give no review time and no promised outcome. - Medium states it has the sole authority and final decision on whether content or behaviour breaks its rules, so an appeal is a request. You open Medium and see a banner on your account or on one of your stories saying it has been suspended. Your stories may be hidden, your Partner Program work may be on hold, and you are not sure what rule you broke or whether an appeal will even be read. The short answer: Medium publishes one help page on the reasons for suspensions or restrictions, and it also holds the appeal form. Its advice is to review its terms, rules and policies and bring your account into compliance before you appeal. Medium says humans review account appeals, but its pages give no timeframe and no promise that an account will be restored. This guide sets out what Medium says about suspensions, the reasons it lists, what to check before you send an appeal, how the appeal and DSA routes work, and what the pages do not tell you. Last checked: 24 October 2026. ## What Should I Do First If Medium Suspended My Account? Medium's [Reasons for Suspensions or Restrictions page](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/21308869037975-Reasons-for-Suspensions-or-Restrictions) says suspended accounts or content are notified with an in-product alert on the account or content, visible to the account owner. It then says: "If your account is showing this banner, please first review our terms, rules, and policies, and bring your account into compliance before appealing." That tells you the order of work. 1. Read the banner and note exactly what it says, with the date you saw it. 2. Read the Reasons page and Medium Rules (linked below) and compare them with your recent stories, links and activity. 3. Fix what you can. For example, remove or edit content that clearly matches a listed reason, or update your profile if the page asks for it. 4. Only then fill out the appeal form that the Reasons page links to. 5. Keep a dated record of what you changed and what you sent. Appealing before you have fixed the cause is the step Medium specifically asks you not to take. ## What Reasons for Suspension Does Medium List? The Reasons page says the leading cause of suspensions is spam and site misuse. It says all spam or misuse will be immediately removed from Medium without notification, and that accounts and posts breaking this policy are treated as spam and suspended without notice. So if you did not see a warning first, that is consistent with the page, which does not promise one. Medium's [Terms of Service](https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f) say the same in general terms: Medium reserves the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Services with or without notice. These are the examples of spam or misuse the page gives. It says the list is not exhaustive. - Posting content primarily to drive traffic to, or increase the search rankings of, an external site, product or service. - Affiliate marketing in the guise of reviews of products or services, whether generated by AI or written manually. - Using deception to generate revenue or traffic. - Abusing the Medium Partner Program. - Advertising or taking part in bounty campaigns, pump and dumps, reviewing for reward, or other brigading or inauthentic activity. - Advertising or promoting airdrops or related activities unless you are an authorised representative of the project. [Medium Rules](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/213477928-Medium-Rules) adds more under Spam or Site Misuse, including scraping and reposting content from other sources mainly to make money, duplicate copies of the same content, stories clipped to link out to another website, a disproportionately large number of interactions such as bulk following or clapping, and re-using content templates with slight changes across posts and accounts. ## What Are the Crypto and Web3 Requirements? The Reasons page has a separate section for accounts connected to a cryptocurrency or Web3 project. Content that breaks Medium's rules on these projects will be suspended. The minimum requirements it lists are: - Include a link to your active project domain in your profile bio. - Use an email address on your Medium account that matches that domain. Medium says Gmail and similar addresses are not allowed for this. - Do not advertise or take part in bounties or similar inauthentic activity. It also says that if your account is related to a cryptocurrency or Web3 project, you should not submit an appeal until you have checked that your bio and email match those instructions. If this is your situation, that step comes before the appeal form. ## What About Restrictions Short of Suspension? The Reasons page explains that all accounts and content on Medium are assessed using both automated detection and human review. It says violations may lead to consequences such as suspension of accounts, suspension of provided content, restriction of the ability to monetise in the Partner Program, restriction of content or account visibility, or restriction of distribution. That means a suspension is only one outcome. Medium's [AI content policy](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/22576852947223-Artificial-Intelligence-AI-content-policy) describes a distribution example. It says AI-generated or AI-assisted writing that is not disclosed is given Network Only distribution, meaning it goes to the author's direct network of followers and subscribers only. It also says AI-generated writing cannot be paywalled as part of the Partner Program, and that accounts with fully generated AI writing behind the paywall may have those stories removed from the paywall or their Partner Program enrolment revoked. If your reach has dropped rather than your account being suspended, the banner or notice on the story is the place to start. Medium Rules has an Appeals section that says if you believe your content or account was restricted or disabled in error, you can write to the contact given in that section. It does not give a review time. ## How Do I Appeal a Medium Suspension? The Reasons page says: "To appeal an account suspension, please fill out this form." The form link is on that page, so open the page itself rather than a link sent to you by someone else. Medium's pages do not say what the form asks for or how long a message should be, so these are general tips rather than official requirements. - Use the email address linked to your Medium account, so the case can be matched. - Say which banner you saw and when. - State what you have changed since, in plain terms, for example which stories you removed or edited. - If you believe the suspension was a mistake, say so once and explain why, with the story link or title. - Do not include your password, a login code or card details. - Send one appeal and wait. The pages we read do not state a limit on appeals, so we suggest one clear message rather than several. On review, the Reasons page says: "We use human review for all account appeals submitted via our available forms." It gives no timeframe for the review. ## What If the Suspension Is Linked to the EU Digital Services Act? The Reasons page lists a less common reason: content deemed illegal under the Digital Services Act in the European Union. It says Medium may suspend accounts or content on that basis, and that you will be specifically notified if this applies to you. For those cases there is a separate form, which the page says covers DSA restrictions, including out-of-court mediation. It asks you to include specific information about your DSA appeal grounds. Medium says you will be specifically notified if this applies to you, so otherwise use the appeal form linked on the Reasons page. ## What About Copyright Problems? Medium Rules treats copyright differently. It says users found in violation of its copyright rules are not eligible for warning, appeal or restoration, and that deleting copyright violations is not grounds for reinstatement. Medium also has specific policies on plagiarism, which it says all accounts are held to. So if your suspension is about copyrighted material or plagiarism, the appeal route on the Reasons page may not apply. Read the notice carefully, and do not assume that removing the content will reverse the decision. ## Can I Cancel My Membership If My Account Is Suspended? Yes, the Reasons page includes a separate link to cancel membership on a suspended account. It sits next to the appeal link. Use the link on the official page, and be careful with anyone who says they can do it for you. ## What Medium Does Not Tell You Medium's pages are clear about the rules but silent on several things you may want to know. They give no review time. They do not state a limit on appeals. They do not promise reinstatement. Medium Rules and the Reasons page both say Medium has the sole authority and final decision as to whether content or behaviour violates its rules. That affects how you should treat offers from outside. Anyone who promises to get a Medium account back, or claims to have a contact inside Medium, is promising more than Medium itself does. Our guide to [how platforms decide on disabled and suspended accounts](https://www.awarexone.com/research/disabled-suspended-account-appeals-how-platforms-decide) explains why outcomes differ, and our guide to [spotting fake recovery services](https://www.awarexone.com/research/account-recovery-scams-how-to-spot-fake-recovery-services) shows the offers to avoid. Rules differ by platform. If you have a similar problem elsewhere, our guides for [Pinterest](https://www.awarexone.com/research/pinterest-account-suspended) and [Reddit](https://www.awarexone.com/research/reddit-account-suspended-shadowban) cover the official routes there. ## When a Case Review Makes Sense If your banner does not say why the account was suspended, if you run a crypto or Web3 project and are unsure what to fix, or if you want a second pair of eyes on your appeal text, a review can help you match your situation to Medium's listed reasons and prepare a clear message. SocialSafe by AwareXone is a Malaysia-based service, independent of Medium, that helps you use official appeal routes. We never ask for your password or login codes and we cannot change Medium's decisions. See our [social media problem solutions](https://www.awarexone.com/all-types-of-social-media-problem-solutions) and how we work on our [trust page](https://www.awarexone.com/trust). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Where is the Medium suspension appeal form? It is linked from Medium's Reasons for Suspensions or Restrictions help page, under the line about appealing an account suspension. ### Should I appeal straight away? No. Medium asks you to review its terms, rules and policies and bring your account into compliance before you appeal. ### How long does a Medium appeal take? Medium's pages give no timeframe. They say all account appeals sent through its forms get human review. ### Why was my account suspended without a warning? Medium says spam and site misuse are removed without notification, and that such accounts and posts are suspended without notice. ### Can I appeal a copyright suspension? Medium Rules says users found in violation of its copyright rules are not eligible for warning, appeal or restoration. ### Can AwareXone get my Medium account back? No outside service can. AwareXone can help you prepare a clear appeal through Medium's official form without asking for your password. ## Official sources - [Official: Reasons for Suspensions or Restrictions - Medium Help Center (read 24 October 2026)](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/21308869037975-Reasons-for-Suspensions-or-Restrictions) - [Official: Medium Rules - Medium Help Center (read 24 October 2026)](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/213477928-Medium-Rules) - [Official: Artificial Intelligence (AI) content policy - Medium Help Center (read 24 October 2026)](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/22576852947223-Artificial-Intelligence-AI-content-policy) - [Official: Medium Terms of Service | by Medium | Medium Policy (read 24 October 2026)](https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f) --- AwareXone is an independent Malaysia-based provider, not affiliated with any platform. The platform makes the final decision on every account. 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