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    • theLotter
      theLotter last edited by

      A few years ago someone started a Facebook page for my company.

      It has about 15 fans and is not active, however it is ranking in Google because of it's age.

      I want to delete the page (so that the real official Facebook page will rank instead).

      However, I do not have access to the original admin account and Facebook is not responding to my removal requests.

      Any suggestions for what I should do?

      Thanks!

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      • anthonydnelson
        anthonydnelson last edited by

        Visit the page you want removed. In the top right corner, click the gear shaped icon and you will find a 'report page' option in the drop-down menu. Once selected, you will be given a variety of reasons for reporting the page.

        There is no guarantee that this will work, but trying this would be my first step.

        Note: Be sure to link your website to your official page, to prove that your page is official, not the page you are reporting.

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        • theLotter
          theLotter @anthonydnelson last edited by

          Yep, that was my first step also, but it hasn't worked.

          Any other ideas?

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          • anthonydnelson
            anthonydnelson @theLotter last edited by

            Perhaps it just takes some time. According to Facebook, here are the official steps to claim a page someone else made for your business:

            https://www.facebook.com/help/location/claim

            Good luck!

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