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Nope, that won't work. Facebook will ask you for a phone number and for a selfie. It will then match both against their databases, and ask you for an ID if ther

Nope, that won't work. Facebook will ask you for a phone number and for a selfie. It will then match both against their databases, and ask you for an ID if there is none. You can get a "burner" phone number and even a physical phone (that's what I do for whatsapp), but you can't have a burner face to make selfies. ...so now I don't have a FB account at all, and it is very inconvenient.

heartbeats 7y ago
Since when? I've never been asked for a selfie. If you must, it doesn't seem like a big problem still. Go to thispersondoesnotexist.com, hit F5 a few times to find a nice portrait, then Google "driver license template" and apply basic Photoshop skills.
- yakireev 7y ago
  It probably means you're using your real name and/or your real phone number. Or have an established account with photos of you. I did not check if images from thispersondoesnotexist.com would work to pass the selfie check, but my guess is that they wouldn't. A professional portrait of someone from a Western country who has never been seen on any photos Facebook owns, not even in the background? That's a red flag. Also, my guess is that Facebook knows about that page and takes precautions. Anyway, if Facebook tries that hard to make sure I'm not there, why should I join?
  - heartbeats 7y ago
    I'm using a psuedonym but my real phone number. I don't see what they would compare it to though. It might as well just be a burner phone. I do not believe they check it; if you provide an ID scan, it's good enough. Because you have no choice but to join.
jdeibele 7y ago
You can try using a picture from https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/ https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/. If a lot of people do that, then maybe Facebook moves to requiring pictures with a code written on them, like Reddit does.
grawprog 7y ago
>Nope, that won't work. Facebook will ask you for a phone number and for a selfie. It will then match both against their databases, and ask you for an ID if there is none. Damn, I never would have made a Facebook account if that was what the sign up process was when I signed up. That's just fucking insane. How the hell did it get to that point?

heartbeats 7y ago

Since when? I've never been asked for a selfie. If you must, it doesn't seem like a big problem still. Go to thispersondoesnotexist.com, hit F5 a few times to find a nice portrait, then Google "driver license template" and apply basic Photoshop skills.

yakireev 7y ago
It probably means you're using your real name and/or your real phone number. Or have an established account with photos of you. I did not check if images from thispersondoesnotexist.com would work to pass the selfie check, but my guess is that they wouldn't. A professional portrait of someone from a Western country who has never been seen on any photos Facebook owns, not even in the background? That's a red flag. Also, my guess is that Facebook knows about that page and takes precautions. Anyway, if Facebook tries that hard to make sure I'm not there, why should I join?
- heartbeats 7y ago
  I'm using a psuedonym but my real phone number. I don't see what they would compare it to though. It might as well just be a burner phone. I do not believe they check it; if you provide an ID scan, it's good enough. Because you have no choice but to join.

jdeibele 7y ago

You can try using a picture from https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/ https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/. If a lot of people do that, then maybe Facebook moves to requiring pictures with a code written on them, like Reddit does.

grawprog 7y ago

>Nope, that won't work. Facebook will ask you for a phone number and for a selfie. It will then match both against their databases, and ask you for an ID if there is none. Damn, I never would have made a Facebook account if that was what the sign up process was when I signed up. That's just fucking insane. How the hell did it get to that point?