Medium Account Suspended or Restricted
Quick answer
Medium suspends accounts for spam or misuse violations; use the appeal form linked in its help article after reviewing the rules.
Most likely fix: Read the reason
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Read the reason
- Open the notice email
- Compare with the Reasons for Suspensions help article
Did this fix it?2. Appeal
- Use the appeal form from the help article
- Explain how you fixed the problem
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Account locked, stories hidden or removed from the Partner Program.
Why it happens
- Spam or site-misuse flags
- Suspected AI-generated or plagiarized content
- Fraud-flag sweeps
This guide also covers
- medium account suspended
- medium account restricted
- medium banned
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