They banned me.

I woke up to a message you don’t want to see:

219,000 followers on Instagram:

Gone.

43,000 followers on Threads:

Gone.

But what’s more interesting?

Meta banned me because they said I was impersonating someone and/or speaking on someone’s behalf without their permission.

This is flat out wrong.

But after talking to people who have connections within Meta, I found out someone bribed a Meta employee to ban my account.

Not very nice of ‘em.

My best guess is somebody is a bit jealous and wanted to screw me over as a birthday present to me.

Am I stressed?

Nah.

And that’s what I wanted to touch on in today’s email quickly.

Shit like this happens.

Whether you actually violate a platform’s rules or someone bribes an employee to ban your account because you’re just too handsome…

You can get lose your entire following and/or business at a drop of a hat.

That’s why it’s crucial to not just rely on one social media platform.

Sure, at the start focus on one.

But once you grow a decent sized following, scale to other ones.

Not only will you expose yourself to new potential clients, but you’ll build connections with new people within your industry.

If I hadn’t built my following on X (Twitter) I wouldn’t be in talks with somebody to get my account unbanned right now.

So, my friend, consider hedging your bets so you’re prepared for the day you potentially get the same message I got this morning.

Your Canadian friend,

Dakota “Banned” Robertson

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