What to do if a page on VK is blocked? 4 steps to return

Blocking on VKontakte

There are two types of blocking on VKontakte:

• Temporary page freeze.
• Ban forever.

In the first case, the user (group) is blocked for one reason or another for a certain time. It depends on what kind of offense the penalties were applied for, as well as on how many times the page was frozen before.

As a rule, the first freeze is given for several hours or days. All subsequent temporary bans will last longer and so on up to 6 months, after which the ban is given forever.

In the second case, the account (community) is blocked forever without the ability to restore access to it.

What to do with a blocked page

In case of the first blocking, getting your account back will not be difficult. To do this you will need to do a few simple steps. Sometimes a profile is blocked forever, without the possibility of recovery. Let's consider each case separately.

Normal recovery

After entering your account login information, you may see a message about suspicious activity being detected and the page being frozen. This is the most harmless option, since the network administration immediately makes it clear that the profile was used by attackers, and there are no complaints against its owner. If your VK page has been frozen, you need to follow these steps:

• Enter the phone number associated with your account in the highlighted line.
• Click the “Get code” button.

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• Wait for an SMS on your phone and rewrite the verification code in a special field on the website.
• Enter a new password for the page and click the “Unfreeze” button.

The account is unlocked and you can log in using your new password.

Recovery without access to the phone

Don't worry about unlocking even if you don't have access to the linked phone number. You need to do this:

• On the notification page, click on the “Specify another number” link.
• Enter your phone number.
• Click “Continue” in the window with a warning about linking a new number.
• Further actions are similar to those described in the previous list.

Why can a profile be blocked?

I have always divided the reasons for blocking into two groups: more serious violations and more harmless ones. In the first case, the ban comes for distributing prohibited materials. Moreover, in some cases, not only the rules and policies of the VKontakte website are violated, but also the legislation of the Russian Federation. These reasons include:

• Placing posts with prohibited materials.
• Calls for violence, aggression, racism, nationalism, extremism, terrorism.
• Insults of various types (personal, religious, etc.).
• Intentional placement of links to virus sites or programs.

Almost always the ban is given forever. The page cannot be restored. But there are also situations when the blocking is given for a while. This depends on mitigating circumstances, the nature of the offense and other factors. The site administration is not stupid, and knows how to distinguish between situations when the rules were violated consciously and unconsciously.

The second type of violations are more harmless. Most often they are associated with promotion and promotion, namely:

• Using services that artificially inflate activity counters. In other words, programs and sites with which you can increase likes, subscribers, reposts, comments and other activity.
• Placing posts on your wall containing advertising or other information about such services.
• Suspicious user activity. For example, you use a service for mutual exchange of activity (where, for a reward, you complete tasks for other users, and they complete yours). If, for example, you were not previously an active user, and then suddenly you actively started liking, subscribing, reposting posts, etc., then for the administration this behavior will be suspicious and they will begin to monitor you more closely.
• Spam and sending various information. An account can be frozen both for spam in private messages to other users, and on their walls, community walls, in comments, etc. (for detailed information on how to find a way out if messages are blocked, read the material at the link).
• The presence of a certain number of complaints from other VK users. The exact number of complaints followed by blocking is not made public. According to various sources, there should be at least 5 of them. But it all depends on the nature of the violation.
• Mass mailing of invitations to friends. Rarely, but this happens, despite the presence of a daily limit on outgoing friend requests. The site administration is not stupid and understands perfectly well when they recruit friends for the sake of PR for their product/service/brand.

VKontakte has been frozen, what should I do?

First of all, the administration suspects that the page was hacked. In order to snatch it from the hands of attackers, they use temporary blocking.

It’s not difficult to remove it, if the freezing period has passed (we’ll tell you how long it lasts below), then you can simply log in to the social network, after which you will be asked to provide your phone number:

Next, a new password is set for the page and you can continue to use it. All actions for which sanctions were imposed can be preserved (for example, a link on the wall or a message in a DM with spam will remain).

If the time has not yet expired, then instead of a form for entering a phone number, you will see this stub:

The page is frozen until tomorrow, at 05:45 you can change your password and log into your profile. If you really didn’t break the rules and want to regain access faster, try writing to support. Describe the whole situation in detail, but keep in mind that such a technique rarely leads to a positive result.

If you do not have a phone number from the page, you will have to link a new one. There are no problems in this regard; it is not necessary to restore the old one. After numerous blocks, you may be asked for a photo with a document in your hands to make sure that this is really your account and your real data is loaded into it.

Why can a community be banned?

A community, just like a personal account, can be banned temporarily or permanently. There is no clear distinction between these types of bans. It all depends on the nature of the offense and aggravating or mitigating circumstances.

The reasons for blocking may be the following:

• A sharp change in the topic and nature of published content. There are situations when the management of a public site changes the topic of the community and the nature of the published content. The fact is that existing subscribers initially subscribed to content of a certain nature and its constant updating. A sharp change in topic implies deception of these subscribers, since in the future content will be published that they did not subscribe to. Most often, this results in a temporary ban, but if the administration has suspicions about the sale of the community, then it can be blocked forever.
• Violation of the rights of third parties. For example, you published material without the consent of the copyright holder of this material. If there are such complaints, the community may be temporarily blocked.
• The group was included in the Roskomnadzor register. This includes communities in which prohibited goods are published or advertised: anabolic steroids and other drugs with similar effects, weapons and gambling (including bookmakers). In this case, the ban is given forever.
• Cheat subscribers. If you misuse or abuse services and programs for automatically increasing subscribers, you can easily arouse suspicion and get a permanent ban. This also includes boosting any other activity (likes, reposts, views, comments, etc.).
• Distribution or advertising of services that allow you to artificially increase activity counters (likes, subscribers, reposts, comments, views, etc.).
• Personal insult. If there are complaints from users, the community is temporarily blocked.
• Spam on behalf of the community or using spam to advertise your public is also prohibited by the site rules. Most often, the public is temporarily frozen for spam, but if you abuse or regularly violate the rules of the site, you can get banned without the possibility of further recovery.
• Violation of other site rules and provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Precautionary measures

How to avoid bans and blocking:

• Do not post prohibited content on the wall. It's no different here.
• If you promote your public (or personal profile) using third-party promotion services, do not abuse them. Increase the rate of promotion smoothly so that there are no sudden changes in the statistics.
• If you are promoting a public page (or profile) without using third-party services, then your activity should be natural. You shouldn’t suddenly start liking everything and subscribing to everyone on the very first day. Start small and gradually increase your pace.
• Use spam through “wrong” accounts. Today, people are not embarrassed to send complaints, since they are quite fed up with spammers. It’s better to abandon this type of promotion altogether.

It is important to understand that with regular offenses, even harmless ones, sooner or later any VK page can be banned forever. Therefore, the first bell will be a temporary blocking. If you do receive it, then you should think about suspending further actions.

Also see what to do if your group is blocked in the corresponding article.

Is it possible to unblock a page if the rules are violated before the specified period?

You can restore your VK page. If the account was frozen for the first time, it is enough to confirm it using your phone number. Repeated blocking will be accompanied by time restrictions on access. Temporary blocking is given for a reason. By doing this, the administration is trying to influence users by showing that violation of the rules is punishable, and therefore gives time for people to think about their behavior.

On the Internet you can find dozens of evidence and ways that you can return access to the page before the time specified by the administration. But that's not true. You will be able to access the page only after time has passed. The specific period is indicated by the administrators of the social network, and it may vary.

Important!

Do not use third-party services to unlock your account ahead of time. Most often they are paid - this suggests that the service is owned by scammers with the goal of making money by deceiving users. Even if the service is free, it cannot work; this is not provided for by the social network itself. This way you can transfer account data to scammers without receiving the long-awaited unlocking.

Bottom line

Today, when VKontakte is even more actively used for commercial purposes, getting a personal profile or community blocked has become much easier. Be careful and careful in your work. Use each promotion method wisely and try not to violate the rules of VK.

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How to freeze someone else's page on VK

It is worth understanding that all decisions on freezing and blocking pages are made by the VKontakte administration. User participation is minimal. The only thing he can do is send a complaint against another person if he violates the rules of the social network.

How to freeze someone else's page on VK:

1. You should open the profile of the person you want to freeze or block;
2. Click on the button with the icon with three horizontal dots, which is located immediately below the main profile photo;
3. Select “Report page”;

4. Select the type of violation and, if necessary, write a comment to the moderator.