Reality Stars Online Business Deleted, Shocking Loss!

Beauty and the Geek star Tara Josephine was left shattered last week when her entire business account on social media was inexplicably deleted. 

The former star and professional mermaid, 26, revealed the news on her personal Instagram account on Friday night, a week after her Mermaid Tarielle business page was taken down. 

Though she has since been able to regain access to her digital storefront, Tara said she was given no 'warning', 'strikes', or 'explanation' by for the deletion.  

'Last week, I woke up at 6am and my entire business was gone. Not hacked. Not paused. Deleted,' she began in a series of Stories on Friday.

'No warning. No strikes. No explanation. Just a notification saying all three of my social accounts were removed for "breaching community standards". That was it.

'I've been building my Mermaid Tarielle account since 2016. Before TV. Before brand deals. Before Mertopia. Nearly 10 years of work.'

Tara, who owns Mertopia Mermaids which offers 'real-life' mermaid experiences, went on to say she 'organically' grew the followers on her business page to 12,000. 

She said she frequently used the account to run logistics for her company, including a booking system, client communication, portfolio, media list, and an income pipeline.

'It was the foundation of my expanding small business. And it didn't just represent me. It represented my performers. Real people. Real creatives who rely on this work,' she added.

'Overnight, our digital storefront was erased. We are also days out from a FREE conservation event. Council partners. Environmental organisations. Volunteers. Media. Sponsors.

'Instagram was our primary communication channel. Gone. I'm not sharing this to attack anyone. I'm sharing it because this could happen to ANY small business operating online.

'Creators. Artists. Coaches. Performers. Startups. We live in a world where social media isn't optional anymore. It's infrastructure. When you remove someone from it, you don't just silence a profile. You cut off livelihoods.'

Tara went on to explain she had three accounts removed, Mermaid Tarielle, Mertopia Mermaids, and her personal account, but was able to regain access to her personal account within hours.  

'My personal account was restored hours later. Same person. Same management. Same device. The other accounts? Permanently deleted. No explanation why,' she said.