Reviewed by Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, Founder & CEO of AwareXone.
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Short answer
If a Meta ad account or business portfolio is disabled in Malaysia, open Account Quality, file the matching appeal with clear business evidence, and avoid creating lookalike assets that look like evasion. Meta decides the outcome. Call your bank immediately if you see unauthorised ad spend on saved cards.
Summary
Three different things can be restricted: the ad account, the Business Portfolio, or the admin's personal profile. Each has its own fix.
Account Quality is Meta's official place to see restrictions and request a review.
Hacked and charged? Contact your bank first, then NSRC 997 and a police report.
Business verification failures usually come down to mismatched documents, such as SSM registration details that don't match the portfolio.
Nobody can promise reinstatement or a timeline, and nobody outside Meta has partner-level access to reverse decisions.
Quick answer: If Meta has disabled your ad account or Business Portfolio (formerly Business Manager), first work out which asset is restricted: the ad account, the Business Portfolio, or the personal profile of the admin behind it. Then open Account Quality (business.facebook.com/accountquality) and request a review for that asset. If a hacker ran ads on your card, contact your bank straight away and, in Malaysia, call the National Scam Response Centre on 997. Don't create new accounts to get around a restriction, because Meta's policies prohibit it.
Signs: one ad account shows "disabled" or "restricted" in Ads Manager, but your other ad accounts and your Business Portfolio still work. Common triggers include ad policy violations, payment failures and suspicious activity. Failed payments have their own help page (Meta Business Help: failed payments). See our deep dive: Facebook ad account disabled in Malaysia.
Signs: every ad account, Page and pixel inside the portfolio is affected, or you see "this business is restricted from advertising". See Business Portfolio restricted from advertising.
Log in with the admin profile and open Account Quality at business.facebook.com/accountquality.
Select the restricted asset in the left panel (your profile, the business or the ad account).
Read the reason Meta shows, if any, and the policy linked to it.
Choose "Request review" (the wording can vary) and follow the steps. These may include confirming your identity.
Answer accurately and briefly. Explain what the business does and, if relevant, what you've already fixed (for example, removed a non-compliant ad or updated payment details).
Record everything: screenshots of the restriction, the date you requested review and any reference shown.
Wait for the outcome in Account Quality and your email. Don't submit duplicate reviews.
Meta doesn't publish a promised review time, so we don't give one. Meta does not publish a promised Business Manager review time. In practice, Account Quality reviews can return in days or stretch to weeks depending on the queue and how complete the evidence is. Treat any timing note as an observation of platform review, not a deadline we control.
#The hacker ran ads on my card. What do I do in Malaysia?
Call your bank or card issuer immediately. Ask them to block the card and dispute the unauthorised charges.
Call NSRC on 997 if money was lost to fraud (MyGOV), and make a police report.
Meta's verification asks for documents that show your business's legal name, address and phone or website (Meta Business Help: verify your business). In Malaysia, failures commonly come from:
an SSM name that doesn't exactly match the name entered in the portfolio;
an address on the document that differs from the one entered;
a website or domain that doesn't show the business details;
When revenue is stopping and the case involves more than one asset, a hacked admin, rejected reviews, or verification loops. AwareXone handles Business Manager cases through official channels only. We have no Meta partner status and no special platform-staff access, we never ask for passwords or one-time codes, and we don't promise reinstatement or timelines. We are available 24 hours, every day, and reply within 5 hours. AwareXone confirms any fee only after a case review, and a fee never buys a platform outcome. See AwareXone Business Manager recovery and business and creator recovery.
Ads down and revenue stopping? Send us the Account Quality screenshot for a case review.
Last checked: 14 October 2026. Platform policies change; always confirm steps on the provider's own help pages before you act.
Why was my Meta ad account disabled?
Common reasons include ad policy violations, payment failures, suspicious activity and a hacked admin. Account Quality shows the reason Meta gives, if any.
How do I appeal a disabled ad account?
Open Account Quality, select the restricted asset, and use the request-review option. Answer accurately and don't submit duplicates.
What's the difference between an ad account and a Business Portfolio restriction?
An ad account restriction affects one ad account. A Business Portfolio restriction affects every asset inside the portfolio. A personal advertising restriction follows the admin's profile.
A hacker charged ads to my card. What should I do in Malaysia?
Call your bank immediately, then NSRC on 997, and make a police report. Then recover the profile and business through Meta's official routes.
How long does Meta take to review?
Meta doesn't publish a promised timeframe. Avoid anyone who promises one.
What if my appeal is rejected?
Check whether you appealed the right asset, fix any underlying issue (payment, verification, policy), and see whether a further review option appears. Don't open new accounts to get around the restriction.
Should I create a new ad account while I wait?
No. Meta's policies prohibit creating accounts to get around restrictions, and it can lead to wider enforcement.
