“Accounts are only reinstated in compelling circumstances, and when there is good reason so it's important that you take the time to be thorough, accurate, and honest.”
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The high threshold for reinstatement means account suspension is effectively permanent in most cases, carrying significant consequences for advertisers.
Interpretive note: The clause also imposes conduct requirements on the applicant (thoroughness, accuracy, honesty) as a condition of reinstatement; this is recorded in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim.
Readers whose accounts are suspended face a high bar for reinstatement, limited to compelling circumstances with good reason.
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The high threshold for reinstatement means account suspension is effectively permanent in most cases, carrying significant consequences for advertisers.
Readers whose accounts are suspended face a high bar for reinstatement, limited to compelling circumstances with good reason.
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