Suspended! We Almost Lost Our 10th Instagram Channel - What Was Our Crime? Posting About RFK Jr. Perhaps

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WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

There is a tightening of tyrannical social media censorship and it’s the start of election season. The common man and the influencer going against the mainstream narratives are starting to notice more fact checks, post removals, strikes, less viewership, a loss of subscribers, and even deplatforming.

For us at Cafecito Break, we were the recipient of this kind of censorship yet again.

I can not begin to describe the cold feeling that poured over me when I received a notification from Instagram that our tenth channel had been taken down.

A few nights ago my personal Instagram account was also threatened. That notification on my personal instagram account accused me of using “automation” to post on Instagram. Fake news….

This latest notification was sent via email. It informed me that our media account had been suspended. But why? We had not posted anything that morning. Our last three posts were about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which included our live-stream of his Independent Presidential Run, our picture with RFK Jr. and then another post about doing outreach in the community. None of these posts violate any rules.

As a side note, the moment we posted the livestream of The RFK Jr. Announcement, I already knew judging by the very low views, that the algorithm was restricting the reach of this big moment.

Feeling puzzled about all this, I read on:

WHY INSTAGRAM SUSPENDED OUR ACCOUNT

“We don’t allow people on Instagram to deceive people to take their money, property, or legal rights”

Examples they include which fall under this category are:

• Posting fake reviews

• Starting a romantic relationship in order to take someone’s money

• Money laundering

QUE QUE???!!!! WHAT THE WHAT?

Am I in upside down world? None of these examples apply. THESE ARE SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS. I feel hurt and almost at a loss of breath and comprehension. This makes no sense to me. It is rooted in FAKE NEWS. I feel like a deer in headlights.

People in the freedom movement consider Cafecito Break their place for local news, updates, and commentary. For this reason we are careful with what we post on our platforms.

I quickly move to look for our instagram account and don’t see any traces of all the content we have created since our last takedown.

OUR CHANNEL WAS GONE

IT DISAPPEARED

JUST LIKE THAT

It is hard to describe the feeling at the moment. It is a combination of feeling crushed, defeated, sabotaged AGAIN and Scarlet Lettered.

It is a big wish that WE WOULD LOVE TO SUE INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, and YOUTUBE for all of the ways they have sabotaged our video channels, restricted access to the communities we have had to rebuild ten plus times and have deterred us from getting bigger and making money for the content we share.

BEING ON CENSORSHIP ROW IS NOT FUN

It’s crippling on many levels especially when your platform is centered around the art of communication.

Yes we can be edgy and gritty, but we are professional, respectful, and we have never really broken any Instagram rules unless you count the few false fact checks we have received along the way.

The majority of our take downs seemed bigger than just a particular post. It seemed like an intentional sabotage.

A HARD PRICE TO PAY

There are members of our personal and professional communities who have kept their distance from us and our brand because of the fact checks and the way they warn people, “Are you sure you want to tag that person?” Are you sure you want to share that post?” These tactics scare people from sharing certain posts, which in turn hurt our reach and the people who could have seen the story.

STOP BEING A DISRUPTER

I do not know what is worse, getting censored by the algorithm or the people who start believing it is ok for us to be censored and ask us to shut up, tone ourselves down, or tow the line.

AN EVEN HARDER PRICE TO PAY

We work hard and every day with what we have to be able to share and produce content. Some of the messages we were sharing in the past four years were serious or timely videos. Messages that could have helped others make better decisions about their health and wellness, the people they elected into office, vaccine injuries, warnings about the mandates, masking, censorship, and cancel culture.

Some of the information we have been prevented from sharing could have saved lives. But the algorithm determined otherwise.

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THE OUTCOME FOR NOW

We were able to retrieve our account but not before providing proof of email address, then proof of number, and then a selfie to prove my image.

Taking these actions didn’t feel good to the soul.

We have our channel back…. for the time being.

WE ARE NOT IN THE CLEAR

Just because we were given access to our account does not mean we are in the clear. It is CENSORSHIP time.

Election season is ramping up and so are many other hot topics. Social media channels restrict creators like us from reaching our audience.

What is the solution? Please do not say it is RUMBLE, we have been there for about two years and it is not only our slowest growing channel, we get more views and shares on Instagram even with all of the censorship we experience.

THE SLAP IN THE FACE

It is infuriating and insulting watching a social credit system unfold in front of my eyes and seeing myself participate in each of their asks to see if “I am worthy” of getting access to our media account again and the hundreds of videos we have produced / uploaded.

AN ABUSERS CYCLE

“You can use cafecitobreak10.0 again.”

Feels like:

Oh sorry that we slapped you in the face and asked you to prove your account three different ways.

Oh sorry that we made those terrible accusations but we have to keep our community safe.

Oh sorry that the first nine channels where we asked you to “verify your account” didn’t work for you and you never got those accounts back.

Pero, you can have this account back now.

Feel grateful.

Congratulations! You’re back on Instagram

….until the next Social Credit Instagram Review

If our channel disappears look for us. We ain’t going anywhere.

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