My Vercel account (username: tomfebry) was suddenly suspended, with an email citing a breach of the Fair Use Guidelines and/or Terms of Service.
This came as a complete surprise—I have always aimed to comply with Vercel’s policies. The suspension is severely impacting my business, as I have hundreds of active projects deployed on Vercel, many of which are critical and now inaccessible.
Key details about my usage:
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I manage a large number of deployments personally (mostly Next.js/React static and serverless sites).
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Projects are legitimate: personal, client, and business-related sites (no spam, phishing, malicious content, or prohibited activities).
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No intentional violation—I’ve never received prior warnings.
Additional observations that may explain the flag:
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I received notifications about abuse reports filed against multiple projects on my account.
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I suspect this could be coordinated mass reporting from competitors attempting to disrupt my services.
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Around the same time, my usage limits were exhausted extremely quickly in a short timeframe, suggesting one or more deployments may have been targeted by a DDoS attack or malicious traffic spike.
