A review does not guarantee reversal. Do not duplicate a submission while the same case is still awaiting a response.
What to do
Open Meta’s final post decision and find the reference ID. Without it, this route is unavailable.
Choose Submit an Appeal on the Board’s site, sign in to your active account and submit within Meta’s stated deadline.
Check Track Your Appeal. Submitting does not mean the Board will select the case.
For eligible content decisions only: requires an active account, Meta’s final decision and a Meta-issued reference ID. The Board selects a limited number of cases. If the account is disabled and you cannot log in, this route does not fit.
This route concerns data rights. Being unable to log in does not by itself prove a breach: this is not an account-recovery service. Investigations and remedies depend on local law.
What to do
Describe the specific data issue. For access requests, first ask Meta for the data and keep a copy of your request.
Check local deadlines and requirements. Attach your request and reply, and explain which data rights were affected.
Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.
In eServices choose POPIA Complaints. PAIA is a separate records-access process with its own conditions; do not choose a form just because it looks similar.
First identify the seller on the receipt: it may be Meta, Apple, Google or another company. A payment complaint does not guarantee account recovery.
What to do
Write to the seller: what you paid for, what went wrong and what remedy you want. Keep the reply.
Check whether the local body accepts disputes with that seller. Give the facts and amount, and attach the receipt.
Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.
Contact the supplier first. CGSO screens jurisdiction and excludes disputes older than three years or already before a court, regulator or other ombudsman. Consumer help is free, but its recommendation is not binding. Keep the outcome for a possible NCC complaint.
First identify the seller on the receipt: it may be Meta, Apple, Google or another company. A payment complaint does not guarantee account recovery.
What to do
Write to the seller: what you paid for, what went wrong and what remedy you want. Keep the reply.
Check whether the local body accepts disputes with that seller. Give the facts and amount, and attach the receipt.
Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.
NCC accepts complaints under the Consumer Protection Act through eServices. Register and provide details of the supplier, purchase and previous attempts to resolve the issue. Include any CGSO outcome. Jurisdiction over your Meta dispute must be assessed separately.
StopNCII.orgInternational service · specific conditions
Help limit intimate-image sharing
The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.
What to do
Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.
For intimate images of you taken at 18+, including threatened sharing. You need the file on your device. It stays there; a digital fingerprint is shared. Coverage is limited to participating public-facing platforms, not the whole internet or encrypted messages. Keep your case number and PIN.
The service helps limit sharing on partner platforms. It cannot remove everything from the internet or restore an account.
What to do
Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.
For intimate images of you taken before age 18, even if you are now an adult. Use only a file already on your device: do not download or forward material to apply. Works on participating public or unencrypted platforms.
Small claims often concern monetary claims. The court may not have power to order account restoration. Consider fees, costs, deadlines, contract terms and local rules.
What to do
Read your region’s court rules. Check jurisdiction, claim limits and available remedies.
Identify the correct defendant and service procedure. Prepare a timeline, evidence and an amount based on documented losses.
Check required pre-action steps and fees. Use the court’s own form; this guide is not a court filing.
From 1 August 2026, the Small Claims Court limit is R 30,000. Individuals may sue; organisations may not. Usually serve a demand and wait 14 days. Clerk assistance is free, but sheriff service can cost. Specific performance without alternative damages is generally excluded; check any foreign defendant.
Your connection to the country matters, not your account language. Individual bodies have additional requirements.
South Africa · Consider a court claim
All options by goal
Different routes seek different outcomes. Use a data or payment complaint only when that is the actual issue.
Choose a suitable option
Check what the service helps with and its requirements. Open a suitable option to see the steps and a link to the official website.
Requirements need checkingHearing an eligible court claimSmall Claims Court — local Magistrate’s OfficeFrom 1 August 2026, the Small Claims Court limit is R 30,000. Individuals may sue; organisations may not. Usually serve a demand and wait 14 days. Clerk assistance is free, but sheriff service can cost.Cost: Clerk assistance is free. Service by the sheriff can carry a fee.Steps and full conditions
Local body or procedure
Small Claims Court — local Magistrate’s Office
What this route offers: Hearing an eligible court claim
You have a valid civil claim. First check the court, defendant, remedy sought and how documents can be served.
From 1 August 2026, the Small Claims Court limit is R 30,000. Individuals may sue; organisations may not. Usually serve a demand and wait 14 days. Clerk assistance is free, but sheriff service can cost. Specific performance without alternative damages is generally excluded; check any foreign defendant.
Small claims often concern monetary claims. The court may not have power to order account restoration. Consider fees, costs, deadlines, contract terms and local rules.
Why this result
Requirements need checking
Not all requirements for this route are represented in the matcher. Check the recipient’s full instructions.
This is preliminary matching, not eligibility confirmation or a success estimate.
Requirements, deadlines and documents
Possible remedy
For eligible civil claims. A demand only to restore an account generally does not fit without an alternative damages claim.Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
The claimant must be an individual; the limit is R30,000 from 1 August 2026. Claims against the state are excluded. Check jurisdiction for a foreign defendant.Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Allow 14 days for payment after the defendant receives the written demand. The claim’s limitation period was not confirmed here.The defendant receives the written demand.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
All South African official languages may be used in court; arrange an interpreter beforehand. Ask the clerk about written filing.Sources for these requirementsPartly confirmed
Go to the clerk at your nearest Magistrate’s Court with the demand, proof of service and supporting documents.Sources for these requirementsConfirmed by the source
Account links or IDs, dates, notices, your requests and replies. For payments, keep the receipt and seller’s name.
What to do after applying
No reply yet
Check the submission confirmation, your spam folder and the service’s case portal. Look up its stated response time. If that time has passed, ask for an update and include your existing case reference, if you have one.
Your application was not accepted
Read the reason. A case outside the body’s powers, missing documents and a decision against your claim call for different next steps. Correct the stated gaps or follow the appeal instructions in the reply. Check the appeal deadline before submitting again.
You have a reply, but the issue remains
Keep the court document and check its orders, effective date and enforcement process. Use the court’s enforcement or appeal procedure where needed. An ordinary support message does not replace procedural steps.
Official source and review details
We have reviewed the official instructions. Check the current requirements and whether the form is available before submitting.
Sources researched: No real complaints were submitted.
Latest source check: Official material was read. This does not test complaint submission or confirm that your case qualifies.
Does every country have an account-recovery route?
We have not confirmed that every country has an account-recovery process outside Meta. This directory covers the listed countries, with options for data, payments, harmful content and, where available, account restrictions and court claims. Several links do not mean several ways to restore an account. We state when no suitable option has been found.
The review covers the entries in this directory. It does not establish that every possible route has been found. An accessible page, an applicable procedure and a successful outcome are different things.
How to use this directory
Different bodies handle different issues. A refused data request, a payment dispute and an account appeal involve separate procedures. Choose the one that matches your situation. The body you contact decides whether to accept the case and what action to take.
Each card shows when its sources were researched. No real complaints were submitted.
Country and topic appear in the page address. Do not upload documents, passwords or codes here.