AwareXone Blog
Plain-English guides for hacked, locked, banned and disabled social media accounts, from the team that has solved 1,300+ cases.
Social Media Account Recovery: What to Do After Losing Access
A practical Malaysia-focused guide to hacked, disabled, and locked social accounts: what to try yourself, what evidence to keep, and when a case review is worth it.
Hacked Discord Account Spammed Crypto and a Server Banned Me
Your hijacked Discord account posted crypto gift spam and a server banned you? Secure it first, then send moderators an appeal pack they can check.Facebook Struck My Post Sharing Threats I Received: What Now
Facebook removed your post about threats you received and gave you a hate speech strike? How to request review, how strikes count and report the sender.Solved: AwareXone Recovered Disabled Instagram, No Facebook
AwareXone recovered the oniso.lisa Instagram shop after it was disabled as a fake account with no Facebook linked, without asking for a password or OTP.Kick Account Hacked and Email Changed: Recover and Reset Key
Your Kick account was hacked and the email changed, or someone is streaming on your channel? Contact recovery, reset your stream key and spot fake staff.Subreddit Taken Over and I Was Removed as Mod: Get It Back
Removed as a moderator and an unknown account now runs your subreddit? Work out what happened, what Reddit admins need and how to secure every mod account.Fake Threads Account Posing as an Executive: How to Report
A fake Threads profile is using your name and photo as a director or official? What to capture, which report to file, who can file it and what to post.Twitch Stalker Back on New Usernames After a Ban: Report It
A Twitch viewer has stalked you for years and returns on new accounts after each ban? How to log it, report every account, protect family and go to police.Wrongly Identified in a Viral Video: Remove Posts Naming Me
People online wrongly named you as the person in a viral video and are sharing your photos? Which reports fit, what to post and when to involve police.X Clip of My Video Out of Context: Report or Stop Clipping
Someone used X's new clip feature to cut your video out of context and mock you? What you can control, which report fits and a pinned correction to post.X Sent Me a Police or Government Takedown Notice: Is It Real
X forwarded a police or government request to remove your posts or block your account? How to check the email, the agency and what X says it will do.YouTube Channel Using an AI Clone of My Voice: Remove It
A YouTube channel narrates videos in an AI copy of your voice? File YouTube's privacy complaint for synthetic content, gather proof, warn your audience.AI Videos Made From My Photo Sold on Telegram: Removal
Someone made sexualised AI videos from your profile photo and sells them on Telegram? List each account, report on each platform and protect your photo.Work Email or Number Posted on Bluesky After a Leak: Report
Your work email or mobile number was posted on Bluesky after a data leak? Report each post and account, avoid resharing the file and protect your inbox.Hacker Posted Explicit Videos on My Instagram: Cleanup
Got your Instagram back after a hacker posted explicit videos? Secure it, remove the posts, check Account Status and tell followers what to ignore.Instagram Disabled My Page Documenting Violence: Appeal
Instagram disabled your page documenting violence against women for Community Standards? Where the appeal starts, what Meta weighs and what to leave out.LinkedIn Appeal Denied for Lack of Legitimate ID: Next
LinkedIn denied your appeal for lack of legitimate identification after you sent a passport? Check why IDs fail, what to resend and what never to send.Students Made an AI Fake of Me as a Teacher: Get It Removed
Students posted an AI fake video or image of you on TikTok or Instagram? What to capture, which report fits, when the school reports and what never to do.TikTok Video Named My Employer and Followers Pile On
A TikTok callout named you and your workplace, and followers are flooding it with calls and fake reviews. What to report, where, and what to log.Tumblr Blog Impersonating Me: How to Report It
Someone made a Tumblr blog pretending to be you or your organisation? See the rule it breaks, the official report form and how this differs from an appeal.YouTube Terminated My Review Channel for Regulated Goods
YouTube terminated your review channel under illegal or regulated goods rules? Check what counts as facilitation, audit your uploads, then appeal.AI Copycat Filed a Counter Notification on YouTube: Next
You filed a YouTube takedown against an AI copy of your character and got a counter notification back. Here is the claimant timeline and what to keep.BeReal Account Pretending to Be You or Using Your Photo
Someone made a BeReal account posing as you, or posted your photo without consent? See how to report the profile, the post and comments, and when to block.Facebook Page or Instagram Down After False Copyright Claims
Your Facebook Page or Instagram account was taken down after copyright reports you say are false? See Meta's appeal, counter-notice and review steps.Fake Accounts Flooding Your X or TikTok Replies: What to Do
Waves of new or fake accounts filling your X replies or TikTok comments? See how to spot coordination, report it properly and limit who can reply.