What are Facebook Gray Accounts?

A gray account is an account used to log into Facebook that is not associated with a personal profile or account. People used to be able to manage their Pages with gray accounts before. Facebook now requires individuals to have a personal Profile in order to create, manage, or run ads on a Page.

Using a standard account will ensure improved security and account safety on Facebook.

Why is Facebook disabling Gray Accounts?

Gray accounts don’t have access to the same security features as standard personal accounts. Gray accounts put your Business Page at risk. Facebook is disabling gray accounts because of this security risk and requiring gray account administrators to use their standard Facebook account for improved security and account safety on Facebook.

How to prevent your Facebook Page from been disabled when using a Gray Account?

If you currently manage a Business Page using a gray account, you will need to log into your Business Page with your personal Facebook account. If you don’t have a personal Facebook account, you can create one.

You can download your information and transition ownership of any Pages or groups you manage to another account.
You can use an existing standard Facebook account or you can log out and create a new one. If you manage any Pages or groups, add a standard Facebook account as an admin if there isn’t one already to maintain access. Managing Page roles)

Here are the steps to transitioning ownership and admin status of a Facebook Page to a personal account

Go to the settings of the Business Page on the gray account
Grant your personal Facebook account full administrator access to your business page (Managing Page roles)
After making your personal account an admin, you’ll would be able manage the Business Page as usual with your personal account.

After taking the above steps, you can either delete your gray account or wait for it to be automatically disabled by Facebook.

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