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Shadow Banned – What To Do Next
If you have been shadow banned on TikTok, Facebook, or Instagram, then you should consider backing up your video content before your account is permanently disabled or deleted and all your content is lost for good.
Definition of Shadow Banned
If your TikTok, Facebook or Instagram accounts have been Shadowbanned, this is where your views to your videos have been throttled (as is done by TikTok – the number of views remains 0 (zero) while the video is reviewed or the total number of views never get higher than 250) or you lose access to key functionality within social media platforms preventing you from posting, commenting on posts, interacting in your group or business page, or receiving a 30-day access ban to the platform.
If this has happened to your account, then consider it a warning from the social media platform that they are not happy with your latest content (duh!) and you are possibly days, if not weeks, away from having your account permanently shut down.
The question then is, what happens to all your good content?
Today I am going to show you how to save your videos before you lose access to your account completely.
This is going to speed up your recovery time when creating your next account, and it's going to save you days if not weeks of time and effort trying to recreate your following.
I will demonstrate how to take a copy of the good videos from a shadow band account and back them up to a Google Drive or Dropbox account.
This article will demonstrate how to do this to a Google Drive
Backup Video Content
STEP 1: Sign Up For A 14-Day Free Trial With Repurpose.io
STEP 2: Establish Connections To Google Drive and Social Media Accounts
During this step, we will establish connections to the various social media platforms and Google Drive.
Once you have signed into your Repurpose.io account, on the left-hand menu, select Connections
This is where we will establish our first connection.
On the right-hand side, select +ADD A NEW CONNECTION
Select Google Drive
Name the Connection
Select Connect
Select your Google Account
Enter your Google Drive connection details (if prompted)
Allow Repurpose.io access to Google Drive
Google Drive has now been connected now and will be listed as one of the Connections on the Connections page.
Next, add a social media account
Select +ADD A NEW CONNECTION in the top right, on the Connections page.
I am going to select TikTok
Provide your login details,
Allow/Edit the Access to your TikTok Account
Select Authorize
Your TikTok Connection will now appear on the Connections page
STEP 3: Workflow Set Up
During this step, we will create the workflow that will copy our videos from our TikTok account to our Google Drive Folder
Select Workflow from the left menu
Next select +Create A New Workflow
Name the Workflow
Suggested Naming Convention: “Source” to “Destination” - “Folder Name”
Select NEXT
Select Source Type (Platform)
Select Source Connection (A Connection created in Step 2)
Select an Action: Upload the Full Video (From the Source Connection to the Destination Connection)
Select Destination Connection: Google Drive
Either select an existing folder
Or
Have Repurpose.io create a folder in the destination Google Drive.
Select DONE
This Workflow has now been created.
STEP 4a : Publishing Workflow Manually
This is an optional step, you can head directly to Step 4b to configure the process to run automatically if you wish.
Select VIEW CONTENT
Select PUBLISH on the content you wish to manually publish to the destination Google Drive Folder
The filename will be prepopulated with the information contained in the Source Content
You have the option to upload a .SRT Captions file to be burnt into the video before it is published to Google Drive.
Either Schedule or Publish Now
Workflow changes to Queued, then Processing,
Then finally Published
Video content (without the TikTok watermark) has now been copied to the Google Drive Folder (Completed in less than 2 minutes – although this can take longer (up to 2 hours from the time the video is first published on TikTok)
STEP 4b: Publishing Workflow Automatically (Recommended)
Select Manual Auto Switch for the TT to Google Drive Workflow
Either select Only Content Published On This Date Or Newer
Or
All Existing Content
Select Confirm
Auto is now Active
The Backup Process is now complete
How To Republish Saved Content To Social Media Platforms
STEP 1: At Least 2 Connections Are Required
1. A connection to Google Drive containing the video content
2. A connection to the preferred social media platform(s) you wish to upload video content to
STEP 2: Create the Workflow
Name the Workflow
Suggested Naming Convention: “Source” - “Folder Name” to “Destination”
Select NEXT
Select Source Type (Platform)
Select Media Type: Video
Select Source Connection (A Connection created in Step 2)
Select NEXT
Select an Action: Upload the Full Video (From the Source Connection to the Destination Connection)
Select Destination Connection: TikTok
Select DONE
This Workflow has now been created
STEP 3: Publishing the Workflow
As was done in the Backup process, you can either manually or automatically publish the videos in the Google Drive Folder to TikTok (or any social media platform).
I would suggest a manual process to regulate the upload of content to the social media platform.
If you set this to auto, you would be uploading a mass of content that would surely trigger an alert on the social media platform that could land the new account in hot water.
What I've shown you today is obviously an emergency kind of procedure to back up your content before you lose access to your account.
If you're using repurpose.io for its full functionality, that is where you can take your video content from your Source (whether that be TikTok, Instagram or Facebook) and distribute that through to YouTube shorts, Pinterest, LinkedIn.
You can even create podcasts from video content
Repurpose.io is the perfect tool to increase the number of views you get from a single piece of content.
Social media platforms are fickle and can suspend, ban or delete your account for no apparent reason.
Be sure to capture your audience’s email address as part of your business system or process.
If you would like to find out how to do this AND get a copy of my business system that works 24/7, then register for my free training
How To Appeal A Shadow-Banned Account
TikTok
1. If you believe you have been mistakenly banned, submit an appeal in the TikTok app
Or
2. If you are unable to access your app, you may appeal your ban though this webform:
https://www.tiktok.com/legal/report/feedback
or alternatively
3. Email one of these email addresses – The autoreply may provide the latest TikTok direction
Global: business-servicesupport@tiktok.com
USA & Canada: creator-marketplace-support@tiktok.com
Europe: eu-creator-marketplace@tiktok.com
India: TCM_IN@tiktok.com
Japan: TCM-JP@tiktok.com
Outbound: TCMsupportOutbound@tiktok.com
Email:
info@fb.com
disabled@fb.com
appeals@fb.com
warning@fb.com
customerservice@fb.com
Log in to your IG account from your phone.
If your account has been disabled, follow the prompts to raise a dispute. If no prompts are provided, then your account is not disabled.
Use this link to submit a query
https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/contact/606967319425038
Email: support@instagram.com
Final Thoughts
Review the community guidelines - find out what you're doing wrong and stop doing it.
Don't re-upload any of the possible culprits that are causing your account to be Shadowbanned, or else your new account is likely to face the same outcome.
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