UPDATE ON THE PEOPLE'S ARTIST:
First, I want to thank you all for your support so far regarding the competition! I feel incredibly grateful for being able to get up to the round where we're now going head-to-head for the top 05. It's been such a treat that's brought some light to stressful times lately.
However, as you can probably infer by the title, something happened. From what I understand, multiple people -- both competitors and supporters -- are getting their content containing the link to the competition flagged and removed to the point some are getting restricted on Meta's platforms. This was brought to my attention earlier because someone I know became a victim to this, and I later learned others have reported online that they are experiencing the same. One person I know isn't able to request a review/appeal at all for any of the posts because the posts are "ineligible." Initially, I wasn't planning on posting about this and was intending to just be patient with the message I sent to the competition's customer service about it, but in opening my Instagram, I have been flagged on my account too. In other words: I can no longer really post about the competition nor anything else on Instagram until further notice. I've submitted a review request for this.
I don't want this to continue happening to others nor do I want to appear as if I no longer care about the competition; so, I'm informing you all instead of the current situation. All of it feels a bit bizarre considering the partnership between the competition and Meta to allow those with valid Facebook accounts to vote for free, but I'm praying to get an answer soon from their customer service so everyone will receive some more information regarding resolving the problem.
Sending much love to you all and I'll share what I learn. Good luck on your journey ✌️
~ Isabella Toledo ~
EDIT: I got the first review back from Instagram. They admitted it was a mistake in the system and republished the post with the link. I haven't attempted to post anything new yet; so I'm not sure what will happen when I do. I'm assuming it's just a bug in the algorithm considering how much people have been posting about the competition.













