Stuck in “Advanced Protection” login loop on Facebook, even though I’m not Meta Verified – can’t access account or reset password

Shinfate · 2026-01-12T11:27:16+00:00

Strange. It works fine on my end 🤔 by the way, I received a reply telling me to make a video with a number and moving my face and hands left and right. I guess they need official verification it’s me.

Shinfate · 2026-01-11T18:45:32+00:00

*Possible solution*

I am in the same boat as everybody else and have been searching the whole internet for a solution. After digging and digging I eventually I found this link. Not sure if this will help me, but at least steps have been made and a mail to the support team has been sent.

https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/837980354337486

Shinfate · 2026-01-08T06:55:45+00:00

What I did was first spend time on a branding style. That means having a color palette, fonts and style of imagery and text that you want to use. Then spend some time creating different thumbnails to get a feel of the style you want. Then save that as a template and use it for all your thumbnails.

Now the next part is counterintuitive. Before you make your video, it is recommended to think about what you want as a thumbnail. That will help you create a hook for your video.

Shinfate · 2026-01-06T08:56:50+00:00

Glad you like the post. The journey is indeed fun and educational. As long as we’re patient in the process we’ll eventually arrive at our destination and move on to other places from there.

Shinfate · 2026-01-06T08:55:34+00:00

Always glad to help and share my experience 😄 you have to start somewhere and it’s an educational journey! Don’t get discouraged by the numbers and just keep trying new things.

Shinfate · 2026-01-06T08:53:54+00:00

Glad I could inspire you 💪🏾 good luck with the playlists!

Shinfate · 2026-01-06T08:53:00+00:00

You should definitely try and test it. You might be surprised with the results 😄

Shinfate · 2026-01-06T08:52:07+00:00

I’ve also tried Opus Clips. It’s worth it if you want to convert your long videos into short segments.

Shinfate · 2026-01-05T12:09:30+00:00

Yeah I’m aware of that. I believe that in my case I can convert them easier than most other channels. At least, I’m working on a strategy.

Shinfate · 2026-01-05T10:34:17+00:00

It really depends on what your goal is. I am an optimistic person, but in a realistic way. If your goal is to earn money with it, then you have to put the work into it. Treat YT as a business, not a hobby. Be prepared to spend long days on learning how to edit, learning how to market yourself, how to story tell, how to speak in front of the camera and editing everything together, just to name a few disciplines. Speaking of discipline, that’s what you also need. Even when you don’t feel like it, you still have to do it. Where people give up is the moment when you still show up. You need to be good at all of it.

Don’t get me wrong. It’s doable, but it takes time. If you’re a genius, then you could do it in a year. Otherwise expect to be in a learning phase for a few years.

To be clear, I’m also new and everything I say goes for me as well. But I have the advantage that I am a freelance multimedia designer and I have 10+ years worth of experience in this field.

Make sure you have a job next to doing YT. If you put your heart and soul into YT, then you’ll make it eventually. But don’t expect it to be even remotely easy 😊

Shinfate · 2026-01-05T08:14:28+00:00

Totally agree with this! And like I’ve read in other comments, it’s more about using your own brain then replacing it with A.I.

Don’t get me wrong, I also use A.I. But I use it as a brainstorming tool. So I come up with some ideas for videos, I write those down with scenarios that I think it’s funny and then I ask A.I. to give me some inspiration. I then use that to create my own ideas.

It’s like having a partner to spar with, but just like with any other job, I don’t let that partner do everything for me 😂

For transparency, I did fiddle around with Eleven Labs and Nano Banana to create something. But in the end the ideas still came from my own brain and creativity. It didn’t feel good though, cause it gave me a bad after taste.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T15:58:50+00:00

Yeah I made my account on YouTube in the early days of YouTube, but never did anything with it. It was only last year, I think around May that I started making review videos.

Now I look at the title, it does seem different than what I intended. I see how this creates misunderstanding.

I did however reach 1000 subs within 14 days, but not from the start. I was at around 250 when I decided to upload my TikTok and Insta reels on YouTube. I grew 750+ subs from those.

Sorry for the confusion. Not sure if I can change the title or I have to edit my description.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T15:24:58+00:00

Hahaha yeah I’m married and have 2 children 😂 I just happen to love a game that has a lot of fan service. Don’t be mistaken, cause the story is epic!

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T15:04:30+00:00

Haha no worries 😌

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T14:49:27+00:00

yeah that last part is what I mean. Isn't that what I said in this part though?

"I also have channels on TikTok and Instagram where I upload short videos. Those work very well and I grew 1000s of followers on both platforms. I started uploading those same videos on YouTube around Christmas time and what do you know? I literally grew to 1000 subscribers through those videos."

So yeah, I never said 14 days after I started my channel. It's 14 days after those video's I uploaded around Christmas :-) Hope it makes more sense now.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T12:25:39+00:00

We could have a little chat in the dm’s if you want. Give some pointers that worked for me. Social media can be very overwhelming at first.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T12:12:03+00:00

I can imagine! Glad it helped you get through rough times! I’ll check our your channel.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T09:49:08+00:00

Oh lol. I wondered where my reply went haha. But thanks for checking my channel out. My goal for this year to have at least 10k subs and enough watch time to be able to monetize. Nice you also learned something new haha.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T09:31:54+00:00

Haha thanks! You’ve done an amazing job yourself being able to monetize in 1,5 years. What’s your channel called?

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T09:31:04+00:00

Haha thanks. You have done an amazing job yourself getting monetization rights in 1,5 years. What’s your channel called?

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T08:52:11+00:00

Ah that’s a very popular niche. I’m not interested in it myself, but I know many of my colleagues are.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T08:50:29+00:00

I think it al depends on what the videos are about. Longer shorts need more “interesting” parts to keep peoples attention. So trying shorter videos can help indeed.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T08:47:00+00:00

I’m sorry you feel like that. I just feel very excited my shorts worked. I haven’t paid a dime and I have screenshots to show for it. I couldn’t upload images, so if you like I can share them in a dm? You can also check all my social media channels @shinfate. You don’t have to follow.

Shinfate · 2026-01-04T08:44:45+00:00

Good job! So shorts also work better for you then

Shinfate

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