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Every account suspended, every ad cut, every post removed by Meta on Facebook and Instagram in the last 7 days — broken down by the exact rule that triggered the action. The table below is what most operators and creators don't see until it's their account.

Updated daily
9,567,656actions in last 7 days
2platforms (FB + IG)

9,567,656 Meta actions in total

Category
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Fri
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Thu
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Tue
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Mon
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Sun
Oct 18
Community guideline violations
7,600,551 total
1,087,5291,119,5001,119,5051,119,1431,053,1891,052,4471,049,238
Scams and/or fraud
591,923 total
58,978123,251120,32973,91788,97766,82759,644
Negative effects on civic discourse or elections
444,589 total
65,13544,402120,04475,475100,75425,40813,371
Unsafe, non-compliant or prohibited products
361,161 total
52,41254,03351,76752,73651,66649,61448,933
Violence
164,180 total
13,33940,96022,33922,44422,93122,52719,640
Data protection and privacy violations
88,770 total
6,42311,26914,9739,99914,60814,19217,306
Cyber violence
76,676 total
8,40611,20511,27311,21512,07011,87410,633
Intellectual property infringements
73,493 total
9,03211,08910,9559,99210,91110,53710,977
Illegal or harmful speech
56,780 total
5,9347,2307,7298,6569,5999,7357,897
Risk for public security
41,937 total
3,2036,8456,0596,9156,4847,1885,243
Protection of minors
33,140 total
1,9665,0014,6495,5166,4824,8194,707
Consumer information infringements
20,276 total
3,3293,4152,9652,9562,9402,4842,187
Self-harm
14,180 total
9242,0782,1492,2662,4162,2902,057
Animal welfare
0 total
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Cyber violence against women
0 total
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Unspecified notices
0 total
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Daily total1,316,6101,440,2781,494,7361,401,2301,383,0271,279,9421,251,833
Heat scale:lowmidhigh· per row, relative to that category's max, source: EU DSA Transparency Database (CC BY 4.0)
Read this

Most Meta accounts find out too late.

Three patterns the operators who keep their Meta accounts watch for — and how to read this page like one of them.

01

Why policy edits are easy to miss

Meta updates Community Standards and Ad Standards frequently, and many updates are quiet edits to a single sentence inside a policy article. The matrix above shows how much Meta enforced in each category; the policy banners show when the rules changed. Seeing both side by side lets you check your own setup when a rule you depend on moves — without assuming that one caused the other.

02

What this page lets you do that almost nobody else does

Every category in the table links to the actual Meta rule that produced the action — directly to the Community Standard or Ad Standard, not to a generic policy hub. So when 'Scams and/or fraud' lights up red on a given day, you can read the exact rule Meta is currently enforcing, compare it to your own ad creative or landing page, and decide whether to pause, edit, or escalate. Used this way, the data is a watch signal for your own review, not a prediction of suspensions.

03

How to read the heatmap like a pro

The heat scale is per-row — a dark cell in 'Hateful conduct' is dark relative to that category's own 7-day max, not to absolute volume. This makes trend changes visible even for categories that would otherwise be drowned out by the giant 'Other violation' bucket. Watch for two patterns: (1) a category darkening day-over-day with no policy banner above; (2) a policy banner near a darkening category. Neither proves why enforcement changed, but both are reasons to review your own setup.

The rules they got banned for

Every action above stems from one of these Meta rules.

Not knowing what changed in these rules is what got the accounts in the table suspended, demonetized, or removed. Read the rule, or get alerted the moment Meta updates it — your call.

Community guideline violations
79% · 7,600,551
Negative effects on civic discourse or elections
5% · 444,589
Unsafe, non-compliant or prohibited products
4% · 361,161
Data protection and privacy violations
1% · 88,770
Cyber violence
1% · 76,676
Intellectual property infringements
1% · 73,493
Illegal or harmful speech
1% · 56,780

Frequently asked questions

Why does this Meta enforcement page matter for my business?
Because it shows what Meta is actually enforcing, not just what its policy pages say. This page shows you, every day, which categories Meta is actively enforcing — so you can audit your own setup against the rules that are actually being applied right now, not the ones that look stale on the policy page.
What's the practical use of seeing daily category breakdowns?
Trend watching. If 'Scams and/or fraud' enforcement stays elevated for several days, it is a reason for finance, crypto, supplement, and dropshipping advertisers to review their creative, copy, and landing pages. The data shows how much Meta enforced, not why, so treat a rise as a signal to check your setup, not as a forecast.
How do Meta policy changes connect to enforcement spikes?
Meta updates its Community Standards and Ad Standards often — most of it never makes mainstream news. We track every diff and show policy banners above the table. We surface related policy changes inline with the timeline so you can compare them with enforcement in the same category. We have not validated a consistent lag between a policy update and an enforcement rise, so treat any overlap as something to watch, not as cause and effect.
Why is Meta's enforcement volume so much higher than other platforms?
Meta reports two large platforms (Facebook + Instagram) with very large EU user bases, and most of its decisions are automated. In recent months the largest bucket has been 'Other violation of the provider's terms and conditions', followed by 'Scams and fraud' — check the matrix above for the current mix.
Is Facebook or Instagram more heavily enforced?
In recent months Facebook has reported more decisions than Instagram. We merge both into 'Meta' on this page because for most operators and creators, an action on either platform hits the same business unit.
Can I get alerted before this hits my account?
Yes. Free plan: you can read everything on this page. paid plans: you get email alerts the moment Meta updates a policy in your sector, plus anomaly alerts when enforcement in your relevant categories spikes above baseline.
Where does this enforcement data actually come from?
Meta is required by law to publish every content moderation decision to a public European database, which we ingest daily. The numbers in the table are Meta's own reported actions — we don't estimate, we don't sample. Source attribution and licensing details are at the bottom of this page.

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