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I created a Twitter account close to a month ago and it was immediately suspended because it "appears to have exhibited automated behavior that violates the Twi

by uallo 6y ago

I created a Twitter account close to a month ago and it was immediately suspended because it "appears to have exhibited automated behavior that violates the Twitter Rules". Well it did not really do anything yet, even less so anything against their rules. The account is still suspended despite multiple appeals and messages. At the same time, dozens (hundreds?) of verified accounts get taken over. I think their fraud detection systems are total crap.

madeofpalk 6y ago
Was it actually suspended, or did they just need you to verify with phone number?
- uallo 6y ago
  It says "Your account is suspended and is not permitted to send Tweets". Why would they need to verify a phone number? I did not give them one.
  - madeofpalk 6y ago
    In an attempt to reduce sock puppet accounts often used to harass others, Twitter can very quickly "require" you enter a and verify a phone number when you make an account. Unsure what the criteria is.
ecmascript 6y ago
They do this for all new accounts. It's a way to harvest phone numbers from unsuspecting victims of this surveillance. It doesn't matter from what ip, machine or whatever you register. It will automatically get suspended because I think they've realized it's easier to force people to enter their phone numbers in "protection" after they just created an account rather than to just ask for it during signup. Less questions are asked. I wrote a blog post on my now deleted blog, but discussions on HN was here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19487304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19487304
- uallo 6y ago
  I was assuming something like that. Very shady.
- suizi 6y ago
  https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905383/twitter-phone-numbers-email-addresses-targeted-advertising https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905383/twitter-phone-nu... Twitter caught using phone numbers for marketing purposes.

by uallo 6y ago

madeofpalk 6y ago

Was it actually suspended, or did they just need you to verify with phone number?

uallo 6y ago
It says "Your account is suspended and is not permitted to send Tweets". Why would they need to verify a phone number? I did not give them one.
- madeofpalk 6y ago
  In an attempt to reduce sock puppet accounts often used to harass others, Twitter can very quickly "require" you enter a and verify a phone number when you make an account. Unsure what the criteria is.

ecmascript 6y ago

They do this for all new accounts. It's a way to harvest phone numbers from unsuspecting victims of this surveillance. It doesn't matter from what ip, machine or whatever you register. It will automatically get suspended because I think they've realized it's easier to force people to enter their phone numbers in "protection" after they just created an account rather than to just ask for it during signup. Less questions are asked. I wrote a blog post on my now deleted blog, but discussions on HN was here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19487304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19487304

uallo 6y ago
I was assuming something like that. Very shady.
suizi 6y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905383/twitter-phone-numbers-email-addresses-targeted-advertising https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/8/20905383/twitter-phone-nu... Twitter caught using phone numbers for marketing purposes.