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Published June 15, 2023 1:11am EDT
Georgia man sues Facebook and wins after platform denied access to his account, personal photos: report
Crawford repeatedly reached out to Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms, which also runs Instagram and WhatsApp, he said
By Lawrence Richard | Fox News
"What I learned is the way you submit your appeal, or whatever, is through your own profile, your own account," he said, FOX Atlanta reported. "If you don't have an account, you have no way of submitting it, so it’s like a dog chasing its tail."
When finding a human to hear his appeal became impossible, he sued.
Crawford explained: "It was as if I didn't exist and Facebook was operated by a bunch of ghosts or something."
And the silence continued.
Because Facebook’s legal team did not respond to the lawsuit, a judge ordered Meta to pay him $50,000.
That’s when he finally heard from the tech company.
He also explained he was not taking legal action for the money, but that he wanted to hold the company accountable for not giving him answers.
The fight is not yet finished, however, as Crawford claims Facebook is not cooperating with the judgment and has not paid out a dime.
"Every step of the way Facebook is choosing not to do the right thing," he told FOX Atlanta.
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Crawford continued: "It feels like a poke in the eye, and it feels like they're continuing to poke in the eye. Poke the local court system in the eye. Poke me in the eye. Poke other users in the eye, and it’s time that they at least respect our legal system."
Fox News Digital reached out to Facebook but did not immediately receive a response.