Ask HN: Hacker claimed ownership and then deleted my Facebook Page of 50k users
I&#x27;m sorry that this happened to you. What i am about to propose is not a solution for you for now unfortunately.  But maybe something to help for the future...Have you considered starting a new presence for yourself and your community on the fediverse (e.g. mastodon, pleroma, diaspora, friendica, etc.)??  This will take work and time of course and maybe not all members will follow you over, but if you start a new community on one of the existing fediverse instances - or even better and more resilient, start your own instance - then facebook or other entities will not be able to let this happen to you&#x2F;your community again.  (Granted you can of course get hacked in your new world, encounter negativity, etc...But you will likely be in better position to do something more for yourself than what FB is&#x2F;isn&#x27;t doing.)<p>Step 1: Research the topic of the fediverse, and specifically find options for you to sign up for accounts...Yes, plural acounts...so you can get a flavor for the differnce in apps, instances, existing communities and so on. &quot;Try&quot; before you &quot;buy&quot;. See also site like: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fediverse.party&#x2F;en&#x2F;fediverse" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fediverse.party&#x2F;en&#x2F;fediverse</a><p>During this step, if you can still access the legacy FB community&#x2F;page as a participant, inform your peers that you&#x27;re trying this fediverse thing out, and if they&#x27;re interested in experimenting with you. The more that can go along for the ride, the merrier!<p>Step 2: Sign up for a couple of different accounts, join some existing communities.  No need to be shady nor too secretive, be honest with folks that you&#x27;re testing the waters...and of course be respectful; that helps new members. Get familiar with using the tech (since there are nuances and differences to how conventional social media typically operates, new vocabularies, etiquette)... Do not research about setting up your own instance...just get comfy being a regular user, and understanding the rhythms of the fediverse. And, if some members from the legacy FB page did in fact join you in this experiment, ask them what they think so far.<p>Step 3: Decide which community to stay with in the fediverse (maybe re-create your &quot;true&quot;&#x2F;&quot;final&quot; account), and then start inviting community members from legacy FB page. I should clarify that like FB, you are not restricted to only 1 community...you can join as many places as you wish.<p>Optional Step 4: After some time, if you&#x27;re really into the fediverse, want more freedom, etc...Research setting up your instance&#x2F;community...or look for providers that you pay for managing the infrastructure for you. Nothing is free - you either invest time&#x2F;money managing system yourself or pay someone else to do it for you.<p>Good luck, and again, sorry that this happened to you in the first place!