WEBSTER, NY – Denise Baller, owner of Dancing with Denise Studios in Webster, is fighting to have her hacked Facebook page deleted or restored after it was hacked shortly before her big dance performances in May.

“And before I knew it, the green monster was on my Facebook page,” said Denise Baller, referring to Pepe the Frog, an image that the Anti-Defamation League calls a hate symbol.

The hacker has posted a stream of strange Netflix reviews and, more recently, explicit images inappropriate for Baller’s family-oriented dance studio.

Berkeley Brean, News10NBC: “What did this do to you mentally, psychologically and emotionally?”

Denise Baller, Dancing with Denise: “I run a very family-oriented business with children and I just feel completely abused.”

When Baller complained to Facebook in the spring, the site said the hijacked page did not violate its community standards. Despite numerous reports from friends, family and customers that the content was inappropriate, Baller has not heard back from Facebook.

Berkeley Brean: “Haven’t you seen the following photos?”

Denise Baller: “There were no photos in May. These photos were only taken last weekend.”

Berkeley Brean: “Will you contact Facebook again?”

Denise Baller: “Many friends, family members and clients have reached out to me asking them to report it. They have been bombarded with reports that this is inappropriate.”

Berkeley Brean: “But so far Facebook is not doing anything.”

Denise Baller: “I didn’t hear anything.”

News10NBC notified Facebook and Meta today and asked them to re-examine the situation.

“So if you don’t know me and you come to my Facebook page ‘Dancing with Denise’ to get a sense of me and what I offer – wow!” said Baller, concerned about the impact on potential customers.

Baller hopes that with this story and people reaching out to Meta, she can either restore her original Facebook page, which has been around since 2011, or at least get Facebook to delete it.

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