I wanted to update everyone. It's been 24 hours since I was greeted with the no data on the server message upon trying to log in. I have not received an email to inform me of anything, and especially not about a permanent closure of account.
I want to clear up a few things considering how derailed this thread has went.
Remember that no one in in this thread have any knowledge of what's going still. No official word of Niantic as of this post.
People saying that if you don't appeal in a certain time frame, you can no longer appeal is full of shit. How can we respond in a certain time frame if we have not been notified of an account closure?
All emails besides the automated message people receive after trying to appeal are fake.
Why would you appeal for a ban that may not exist? You're just snitching on yourself.
Can it just be a Niantic troll? Yes. Can it be a permanent ban? Yes. Can it be absolutely nothing? Yes.
Relax, and see what happens in the next 24 hours. That's all we can do for now. Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.
Will update if anything changes.
Edit: What I personally think is happening is that people with this issue are online for investigation. Once that is through, you will be given the verdict. For sure, these accounts are flagged and awaiting processing of some kind.
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Edit 2: some people are also saying that your data has been deleted. Not true. I have created a dummy account to check if my name was taken or available, it says the name is not available. Relax, your data has not been deleted.