Author: Frau Katze

Evening Photos: Bad News: I have been permanently banned from Instagram

This is a diary of the events, with the oldest at the top.
 
Note: I have been at least temporarily banned from Instagram, possibly on account of accessing Instagram too often. I have 24 hours since this happened yesterday to wait to see if it will be permanent. As you can see from the number of photos with no links (excluding the cartoon) I cannot continue if the ban is permanent.
 
Note 2: Instagram briefly permitted access. I was able to fill in a couple of links. But I have been banned permanently and have requested a review. I have not done anything except (I presume) accessing it too much. For example, in some cases I would repeatedly check a link to get the all the information. It would have been better to access the link just once, but I had no idea this was a problem. If I had decided just to post without crediting the photographer with a link I would likely have been OK.
 
Note 3: I have four in reserve. The last post will be March 14 if I am not reinstated. I could probably continue a bit longer using my stored data, but I have had enough.
 
Note: Still banned. Working off photos I prepared before the ban. I appealed the ban and received this bizarre email, to which I have not responded. I am unsure what to do.
 
Hi,
 
Thanks for contacting us. Before we can help, we need you to confirm that you own this account. Please reply to this message and send us a photo of yourself holding a hand-written copy of the code below:
 
*****
 
Please make sure that the photo you send:
 
– Includes the above code hand-written on a clean sheet of paper, followed by your full name and username
– Includes both your hand that’s holding the sheet of paper and your entire face
– Is well-lit, and is not too small, dark or blurry
– Is attached to your reply as a JPEG file
 
Keep in mind that even if this account doesn’t include any pictures of you or is used to represent someone or something else, we won’t be able to help until we receive a photo that meets these requirements.
 
Thanks,
The Instagram Team
 
At the time of the ban I had four or five days of data stored ahead. Thus there are a few more posts. Photos that are from Instagram have no links in the description. The other sources are 500px and Flickr. There are not enough photos at these two sources to continue with them alone.
 
Note that 100% of the pet photos are from Instagram.

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by Frau Katze••0•Posted inNature Photo