Innocent People Are Losing Everything to Google's Automated Bans.

The Issue

Last December, a user woke up locked out of his Google account.

“I wish I could enjoy my Google Photos Recap too. My account was wrongly disabled over an innocent family photo. I've already followed every process and appeal with no human help. 10+ years of memories of my son and late father are still locked away. Please help.”

And a faceless algorithm made that call -  no human, no context, no appeal that meant anything. 

The moment a platform decides you've violated a policy  rightly or wrongly they can take everything. Overnight. Permanently. With no meaningful way to fight back.

This is happening to ordinary people every day.

Parents photographing newborns. People digitizing childhood memories. Professionals backing up years of work. All banned. All given the same automated rejection when they dared to appeal. Your digital life belongs to you. Not to the platform hosting it.

We're demanding that tech companies and lawmakers act:

  1. Human review before any permanent account ban
  2. A real appeals process  not an automated rejection
  3. Warning before accounts are disabled
  4. Access to your own data while appeals are pending

We've documented dozens of cases at theywillbanyou.com 

They're still coming in.

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jess johnPetition Starter

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The Issue

Last December, a user woke up locked out of his Google account.

“I wish I could enjoy my Google Photos Recap too. My account was wrongly disabled over an innocent family photo. I've already followed every process and appeal with no human help. 10+ years of memories of my son and late father are still locked away. Please help.”

And a faceless algorithm made that call -  no human, no context, no appeal that meant anything. 

The moment a platform decides you've violated a policy  rightly or wrongly they can take everything. Overnight. Permanently. With no meaningful way to fight back.

This is happening to ordinary people every day.

Parents photographing newborns. People digitizing childhood memories. Professionals backing up years of work. All banned. All given the same automated rejection when they dared to appeal. Your digital life belongs to you. Not to the platform hosting it.

We're demanding that tech companies and lawmakers act:

  1. Human review before any permanent account ban
  2. A real appeals process  not an automated rejection
  3. Warning before accounts are disabled
  4. Access to your own data while appeals are pending

We've documented dozens of cases at theywillbanyou.com 

They're still coming in.

avatar of the starter
jess johnPetition Starter

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