Are we sure this isn’t just a username someone wanted and knew someone with power at Google to hand it over? 15 years ago the author may have had a hard to get

Are we sure this isn’t just a username someone wanted and knew someone with power at Google to hand it over? 15 years ago the author may have had a hard to get Google name. I have one that’s constantly being spammed by people who want it. Wasn’t there a story posted here a couple of months ago where FB or IG employees were stealing usernames for friends and FB/IG refused to respond to use demands ? I almost feel like the author had this happen.