Facebook has credit cards on file, it is not surprising to me you need to confirm your identity on a platform that takes payment information. In software produc

Facebook has credit cards on file, it is not surprising to me you need to confirm your identity on a platform that takes payment information. In software products, it is safe to assume that they'll be dealing with payments of some sort, so it is best to not even sign up for services, also since your real identity is what advertisers want to sell to which keeps the product free.