Your IP got flagged: what to do (and what not to do) in the first 48 hours

Panic changes make it worse. A short, ordered checklist for handling a flagged IP or an account review.

First: do not change everything at once

When an account gets reviewed or an IP gets blocked, the instinct is to switch proxy, device and browser in one hour. That creates a cluster of new signals and looks worse. Change one variable at a time.

The first 48 hours

1. Verify the IP. Run it through the checker and check whether it is now hosting, Tor-listed, or DROP-listed. If the network changed under you, that explains the flag.
2. Stop registering new accounts from that address or device until you know the cause.
3. Keep the current setup if the IP is clean. Movement is itself a signal.
4. Collect evidence: date, IP, verdict, ASN. If it is a platform review, you will need a timeline.
5. Answer the review once, completely. Partial answers trigger follow-ups.

When switching is correct

• The IP is now hosting or Tor-listed — the address itself is the problem.
• The ASN is DROP-listed.
• The same address is flagged across multiple unrelated platforms — the address is burned.

Then switch to a clean ISP address, and restart warm-up from day one. Do not carry the old browser profile.

When switching is wrong

• The IP is a clean ISP address and only one platform flagged you — the cause is probably behavioural or payment-related. A new IP does not fix that.
• You are mid-review. Moving during review reads as evasion.

Track it

Save the pool in the watchlist: the daily check shows whether the address changed type or entered a blocklist, which is the difference between "my IP is bad" and "something else is wrong".