[stedaniels]

I used to love Instagram, but since I tried to register an account for a new business (which it blocked before I could even sign in, thus consigning the username into oblivion) I haven't been able to log back into my personal account. It keeps sending me through a verify phase because of suspicious activity on my account. This leads to my successfully verifying, and then ending up at a 500 server error page, or a bad request 400 error page.[0] Attempts to search for this on the Instagram help page.. oh my gosh, I get as far as typing two characters into the search box and it locks me out saying I'm too fast. [1] (the search box is search as you type.) I try and report that as an error using an included link on that page, and low and behold that page is also having problems. [2]

It's a bit of a cluster... in my experience.

I really want to get back into my Instagram account!

I'm missing out getting advertised too, and I'm missing out advertising to others, it's pretty much a double whammy!

P.S. I'd love to prove I'm not a dirty spammer and get into the new business account too, but all attempts to fill out that form with the relevant evidence on Facebook/Instagram has been ignored.

[0] http://imgur.com/UMp6TTV [1] http://imgur.com/bbQtPPL [2] http://imgur.com/BTgNLAY

[dilemma]

Oh, I had something similar happen. I had 3 (legitimate) accounts banned at the same time, for no reason. When I went through the verification process, the upload button wouldn't work, and the contact link would give a 400. Some weeks later it started working, but basically it's a clusterf*k. It's a clear example of a dumb system, caused by artificial stupidity (AI in practice) and poor organisation.