I received a copyright/DMCA strike on Instagram and reached a $500 settlement with the claimant. After I paid, they confirmed and sent me a screenshot that they submitted a written retraction to Instagram and gave me a retraction reference number. The retraction was submitted on September 18 and it’s now September 24 and the strike still hasn’t been lifted from my account. Has anyone here had a DMCA retraction processed by Instagram? How long did it take for your strike to disappear?
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Have you tried reaching out to the appropriate support quaters?
If the Instagram account is still active, a copyright/DMCA withdrawal normally takes up to 3 days to be processed and reflected on the account.
If the account is already disabled, the process is different. In that situation, all copyright/DMCA complaints that contributed to the disablement need to be formally retracted by the respective rights holders. Once the withdrawals are submitted, the account restoration process can take up to 7 business days.
Make sure to keep all withdrawal confirmations, retraction/reference numbers, original report numbers, and supporting documentation. If the account is still disabled after the applicable processing period, provide those references to Meta Support and request a manual review of the account.