Why was my account restricted?

Restrictions can protect the site or respond to rule violations, spam, suspicious access, payment risk, or repeated warnings.

What to do

• Read the on-screen notice and related email.
• Stop the activity named in the notice.
• Secure the account if you did not perform the activity.
• Use Help & Support or the stated appeal route once with your username and the exact notice.
• Do not create another account to bypass the restriction.

Useful links: Terms of Service · Privacy Policy · Help & Support forum

If you are still stuck, ask in the Help & Support forum. Say what you clicked, what you expected, what happened instead, and which device or browser you used.

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