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How Long Before a Disapproved Facebook Ad is Reviewed Again?

by Trivum
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Has anyone appealed a Facebook ad and had it looked at again? If so, how long did the process take?

I boosted a post with an image that got flagged as having too much text and being for a dating site.

The image did not have too much text, and my site is not a dating site. The image was of a woman drinking tea -- not risque in the least.

After getting no response after 5 hours, I deleted the post and tried again. Same image but this time with no text. In about 2 minutes I got the same rejection -- too much text on an image promoting a dating site.

It's ridiculous.

The thing is that I need this ad to run soon, and I'd really like to use that image. Any idea how long the appeal process takes?

Thanks.
#disapproved #facebook #long #reviewed
  • Profile picture of the author drewfioravanti
    It usually takes them a week or longer to get back to me.
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    • Profile picture of the author Trivum
      Originally Posted by drewfioravanti View Post

      It usually takes them a week or longer to get back to me.
      Wow. Ridiculous.

      Thanks for the response.
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      • Profile picture of the author hopsie2
        Well from my experience, it only took them 24 hours to re-approve. So you might get lucky.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trivum
    Well, they got back to me (and approved the ad). So it looks like it was within 24 hours at least.
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  • Profile picture of the author IgniteFeed
    For me it's always been within a few hours, but depends on the type of day. The that's interesting is how long it can sometimes run without throwing a flag. So you are thinking all is 'okay' then a guy is blindsided. Here is an excellent article - How to Get Around Facebook's 20-Percent Text Rule on Ad Images - Jon Loomer Digital
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    • Profile picture of the author Trivum
      Originally Posted by IgniteFeed View Post

      I've actually read that article before.

      But the thing with me was that on the second one I ran, I didn't have any text at all on the image. (And the first image was actually well below 20% - I used their tool to check it.)

      It was also flagging me as being a dating site. It's not anything remotely close to a dating site.

      Sounds like these guys are getting a little like Google. We only have greater levels of ridiculousness to look forward to.
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  • Profile picture of the author drewfioravanti
    Yep. The key to any single traffic source is to build an asset while you can. (Build a list) Because, inevitably, that traffic source will go away. And if you didn't create an asset out of it, you are left with nothing.
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