Instagram Disables Creative Network @thegood_list
📅 Date: 16 March 2026
📍 Region: Europe (Amsterdam, London, Paris)
📱 Platform: Instagram
🔗 Account: @thegood_list
@thegood_list is a creative network based in Amsterdam, London, and Paris that connects creatives with brands, work opportunities, and community. Over nearly five years, it has built a global network of creative professionals and used Instagram as a key channel for sharing roles, events, creative opportunities, and the work of creators.
With close to 22,000 followers and a network of over 10,000 creatives, the account played an important role in helping creatives stay visible, connected, and in work.
On 16 March 2026, the account was disabled by Meta’s automated system under “community guidelines,” despite no suspicious activity or policy violation on the main account. According to The GOODList, the removal may have been triggered by a linked test account that had been compromised.
Once the internal appeal process was exhausted, the only options offered were to go to court or contact a dispute settlement body. The account remains inaccessible.
For The GOODList, Instagram was not simply a promotional tool. It was one of the main ways the network shared new roles, promoted community events, connected talent with opportunity, and supported the wider creative ecosystem.
The removal of this account does not only reduce visibility. It disrupts access to work, opportunity, community, and the digital spaces creatives rely on to gather, share their practice, and remain connected.
This case reflects a broader pattern in which Big Tech enforcement and automated moderation systems can abruptly disrupt community driven digital spaces, often with little transparency and no meaningful internal remedy.
Because @thegood_list is an EU based account, this case also raises concerns under the European Union’s Digital Services Act, which requires platforms to provide transparency, explanation, and access to meaningful redress when taking action against users.
When platforms remove creative networks and community spaces, the impact extends far beyond the screen. It can cut people off from visibility, livelihood, opportunity, and the digital ecosystems they rely on to build collective life.
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