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I tried to create a Twitter account once. 5 minutes after creation it got suspended and unlocking required a phone no. Same goes for Facebook
by leshenka 6y ago
I tried to create a Twitter account once. 5 minutes after creation it got suspended and unlocking required a phone no. Same goes for Facebook
- pixl97 6y agoSame here. I let it stay suspended. Weeks later it came out that Twitter had a flaw that let anyone see your phone number. It will be a cold day in hell before I give them my number, and I survived the Texas icepocolypse this year.
- david_allison 6y agoFor Twitter: I believe that's just part of their signup flow Likely significant reduces the bounce rate compared to requiring a phone number while creating the account
- efreak 6y agoI've got a couple dozen accounts registered between defunct bots that were tied to irc bots or blogs, and single-use numbered accounts registered for contests and giveaways that required twitter. None of them has ever required any proof or phone number for registration. My primary account, which I use just as infrequently? Of course they asked for my phone number. I'm just annoyed I can't do 2fa without the twitter client or sms.