{"id":21176,"date":"2015-10-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/bizarre-reason-why-facebook-won-t-let-man-access-his-own-wedding-photos\/"},"modified":"2015-10-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:00:00","slug":"bizarre-reason-why-facebook-won-t-let-man-access-his-own-wedding-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/bizarre-reason-why-facebook-won-t-let-man-access-his-own-wedding-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The bizarre reason why Facebook won\u2019t let this man access his own wedding photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A man called \u201cSomething Long and Complicated\u201d has been locked out of his own Facebook account because of his highly unusual name.<\/h3>\n<p>Yep, that\u2019s his name. The 30-year-old Londoner changed his name by deed poll to \u201cSomething Long and Complicated\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now Facebook administrators have locked him out of his own account because they think his name\u2019s fake. &#8220;Something&#8221; claims to have sent them copies of documents including his driver\u2019s license to prove that the name is legit.<\/p>\n<p>He says he remains locked out though and unable to access his own photos &#8211; including the precious images of his own wedding day.<\/p>\n<p>He also says he can\u2019t access Tinder or other Facebook-dependent sites such as Messenger, which is where he says all of his contact information is stored.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook name change\" title=\"Best of the Web\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/something_else.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the UK\u2019s Mirror, &#8220;Something&#8221; said: &#8220;I have had the account for eight years and they have shut it down before but this time they are not reactivating it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Usually it&nbsp;is sorted out pretty quickly but it has been three days now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have sent in all the documentation they have asked for to prove my identity but the account still hasn&#8217;t been reactivated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have all my life on there. I use messenger so cannot keep in contact with my friends because all their contact details are stored on there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m really frustrated and annoyed at this situation. I just want my photos back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;All my &#8216;login with Facebook&#8217; websites like tinder and 9gag wont let me use their services either because my Facebook connect is broken.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a royal pain in the a***. My entire online identity has been robbed by one website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t even think I&nbsp;know how much Facebook is ruining my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/do-port-adelaide-have-room-for-ollie-wines-and-chad-wingard\">DO PORT ADELAIDE HAVE ROOM FOR TWIN YOUNG GUNS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/air-hostess-sacked-after-making-over-one-million-dollars-off-passengers\">AIR HOSTESS SACKED FOR RUNNING HER OWN &#8216;MILE HIGH CLUB&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man called \u201cSomething Long and Complicated\u201d has been locked out of his own Facebook account because of his highly unusual name. Yep, that\u2019s his name. The 30-year-old Londoner changed his name by deed poll to \u201cSomething Long and Complicated\u201d. 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