How to stop your ad account being disabled again: the hardening checklist
Most second restrictions come from the same three things as the first: access you do not control, payment details that do not match, and changes stacked on a spend increase. This checklist takes an afternoon and removes most of the signals that automated enforcement reacts to.
Access
- Every person in Business settings can be named and needs the role they have.
- Two-factor authentication is on for every admin, with recovery codes stored offline.
- Partner and agency access is reviewed quarterly and removed when a contract ends.
- Connected apps and system users are reviewed quarterly.
Payment
- The payment method is in the legal business name, in the account's billing currency and country.
- A backup method is attached in advance.
- The bank has been told that recurring charges from Meta are expected.
- Payment thresholds and spending limits are set deliberately, not left at defaults.
Identity
- Business verification is complete, with documents that match the account's business name.
- The website domain is verified in Business settings.
- The business name, website, Page and ad account all say the same thing. Meta's standards require advertising accounts to be associated with a legitimate business or individual; make that easy to see.
Content
- Every new ad and landing page is checked against the policy areas Account Quality named last time, before launch.
- Before-and-after images, outcome claims, personal attributes and anything near a restricted category get a second look.
- Landing pages carry business identity, contact details and a privacy policy.
Change control
Automated enforcement reacts to change. Add new cards, new admins, new domains and new Pages a few days before you need them, one at a time. Increase budgets gradually. Do not combine a new payment method, a new admin and a doubled budget on launch day. In advertisers' experience, that stack is the single most common trigger.
Free: the 10-minute triage checklist, plus reminders on day 3, 7 and 14
The printable checklist, the review-request paragraph as a copy-and-paste file, and three timed emails that tell you what to do on day 3, 7 and 14 if you have heard nothing. The part of this process people get wrong is the waiting.
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The full process for each cause, the review-request wording built on the policy language Meta uses, an evidence checklist, a 14-day tracker, and the plan for keeping sales alive while you wait. Written for store owners and small agencies, not for people trying to game the system.
- Five review-request templates: policy violation, suspected compromise, payment failure, verification request, business-level restriction
- Evidence checklist per cause, with file naming reviewers can read
- The 14-day tracker: what to do on day 1, 3, 7 and 14 if you hear nothing, and when a second request is justified
- Keep-selling plan: email, SMS, Google Shopping, marketplaces and organic, ranked by how fast each restores revenue
- Hardening checklist for afterwards: admin roles, two-factor, payment hygiene, business and domain verification, pre-launch policy check
- When to stop: the signs an account is not coming back, and how to rebuild legitimately
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