Digital Discrimination in the Age of Meta: A Call for Accountability, Audit, and Action

In an era where digital platforms command immense influence over public discourse, livelihoods, and reputations, the silent epidemic of digital discrimination has emerged as one of the greatest threats to equitable participation in the online sphere. The troubling pattern of wrongful suspensions, shadow bans, and content removals appears to have a pattern of particularly targeting historically oppressed or racialized groups of creators, advocates, and professionals, which demands urgent legal and societal reckoning. I have had to fight to reinstate my personal and business accounts, requesting an immediate investigation and reinstatement of my Instagram accounts, @MRR.NTR, @MoorSerp @Play.the.Game, which were unlawfully disabled on or around January 17, 2026, without adequate cause, notice, or due process. The account, registered under my email address, was a verified platform for professional communication, community engagement, and humanitarian advocacy. More than 48 hours have passed, and yet I remain locked out of my digital workspace, deprived of access to years of intellectual and creative labor. Upon research, it was revealed this is happening to tens of thousands of people across the nation.

The alleged cause has been a supposed violation related to statements on child exploitation that are not only categorically false but also deeply defamatory and classified as libel. I have never violated Instagram’s Community Guidelines nor the spirit of Meta’s Terms of Service. Instead, I have every reason to believe this action reflects a pattern of algorithmic bias and discriminatory enforcement. Increasing evidence suggests that Meta’s moderation systems, AI-driven and human-reviewed alike, disproportionately target African groups, particularly those engaged in humanitarian, social justice, and advocacy sectors. Meta’s unilateral disabling of accounts without clear evidence, transparent appeals, or justification constitutes a violation of platform ethics and also a potential breach of due process, data protection, and consumer rights laws. For many professionals, these platforms are social spaces that develop an infrastructure of livelihood. The wrongful disabling of my account has obstructed ongoing campaigns, disrupted client relations, and inflicted measurable reputational harm.

This is a civil rights concern in the digital age. When voices advocating for justice are silenced by automated enforcement that lacks cultural literacy, ethical oversight, or demographic transparency, it undermines free expression itself. Meta and other technocratic giants must be held accountable for how their opaque systems perpetuate inequity under the guise of “community protection."

Therefore, I call upon:

1. Federal and state attorneys general to open an inquiry into Meta’s moderation practices and potential violations of anti-discrimination laws.

2. Congressional technology and civil rights committees demand a public audit of the algorithmic and human review systems that govern account suspensions and bans.

3. Civil society organizations and legal advocates to explore a class action suit representing individuals wrongfully banned or silenced by biased digital enforcement mechanisms.

4. Meta itself to immediately restore access to the disabled account, @MRR.NTR, @MoorSerp, and @Play.the.Game and issue a written explanation for the suspension, including the underlying data and decision rationale.

Digital platforms have grown to function as quasi-governments that are exercising authority without accountability, shaping speech without oversight, and wielding data with impunity. The time has come to reassert digital due process and data ownership rights. Arbitrary enforcement is only a corporate error, but it is a structural abuse of power that has dire socio-economic consequences for real people.

As an author, nonprofit organizer, and businesswoman, my online presence is foundational. I urge Meta to reinstate my account immediately and to engage in transparent reform to ensure no other professional suffers similar harm. Beyond my individual case lies a broader demand for a recognition of digital equity as a protected right and enforcement of a new legislative framework that prohibits algorithmic discrimination. This fight extends beyond Meta but is a call to action for digital justice, algorithmic transparency, and the human right to fair participation in the digital economy.

The age of technocratic impunity must end.

Digital Discrimination on Meta Sparks Demand for Federal Audit and Class Action Investigat.

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