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If you registered with a fictional name and not your real name, that will get you banned. And also if you use a picture of a pet or cartoon avatar..

notRobot 5y ago
"You HAVE TO give us ALL your data, just some of it won't suffice!"
boudin 5y ago
That's a good starting point to create a virtual universe where you can create an avatar of yourself.
josephwegner 5y ago
It was my real name, real email. But I never even got to the point of uploading a picture. I did use a real picture for the appeal!
- fomine3 5y ago
  The launch of Quest 2 is during US president election. It was maybe the worst time to create FB account because they will aggressively suspend fake accounts. I heard dozens of case that account suspended.
  - smsm42 5y ago
    "they will aggressively suspend accounts they call fake, and won't listen to any objections that they aren't".
bryanrasmussen 5y ago
>If you registered with a fictional name and not your real name, sounds like a thing programmers believe about names: that you can tell when one is fictional or real.
- joshspankit 5y ago
  The same company that ships your Oculus to your door is the same company that you log in with (and probably the same one that has your info from scraping someone else’s contact list) Very easy to tell that your “real” name does not match your CC or your home address.
  - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
    sounds like a thing that programmers believe about people living at an address never buying presents for anyone else?
    - joshspankit 5y ago
      1. All it takes is one single suspicion for FB to shut down your account and ask for your ID. That can be as simple as someone putting in a report that you might not be using your real name. (Speaking from experience) 2. CC and address are the tip of the iceberg of data that FB has. The content of all messages you send on Messenger or IG (including any time your name was used), data from a bunch of other apps on your phone including IP, your other usernames, your photos and files, locations you travel to, etc. Possibly voice to text stored of anything you’ve ever said while in the Oculus and almost definitely anything you’ve ever said to anyone else through the Oculus, the way you walk, and a hundred other data points that are slurped up in real time any chance they get. 3. There’s almost no option to get your stuff back if banned. The longer you use a Quest the riskier this gets. Every dollar spent on games? Gone. Friend list? Gone. Friends? Gone if you never got external contact info. It’s easy to pretend you can get lost in the crowd and get away with it, and for some people maybe that’s true, but the data they have on you grows by the day...
  - fomine3 5y ago
    > The same company that ships your Oculus to your door is the same company that you log in with Don't you know other retailers?
good8675309 5y ago
I wonder if a VPN was involved. They probably have a set of red flags with different weights. Something tells me a VPN is a big red flag for them when it comes to new signups.

notRobot 5y ago

"You HAVE TO give us ALL your data, just some of it won't suffice!"

boudin 5y ago

That's a good starting point to create a virtual universe where you can create an avatar of yourself.

josephwegner 5y ago

It was my real name, real email. But I never even got to the point of uploading a picture. I did use a real picture for the appeal!

fomine3 5y ago
The launch of Quest 2 is during US president election. It was maybe the worst time to create FB account because they will aggressively suspend fake accounts. I heard dozens of case that account suspended.
- smsm42 5y ago
  "they will aggressively suspend accounts they call fake, and won't listen to any objections that they aren't".

bryanrasmussen 5y ago

>If you registered with a fictional name and not your real name, sounds like a thing programmers believe about names: that you can tell when one is fictional or real.

joshspankit 5y ago
The same company that ships your Oculus to your door is the same company that you log in with (and probably the same one that has your info from scraping someone else’s contact list) Very easy to tell that your “real” name does not match your CC or your home address.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago
  sounds like a thing that programmers believe about people living at an address never buying presents for anyone else?
  - joshspankit 5y ago
    1. All it takes is one single suspicion for FB to shut down your account and ask for your ID. That can be as simple as someone putting in a report that you might not be using your real name. (Speaking from experience) 2. CC and address are the tip of the iceberg of data that FB has. The content of all messages you send on Messenger or IG (including any time your name was used), data from a bunch of other apps on your phone including IP, your other usernames, your photos and files, locations you travel to, etc. Possibly voice to text stored of anything you’ve ever said while in the Oculus and almost definitely anything you’ve ever said to anyone else through the Oculus, the way you walk, and a hundred other data points that are slurped up in real time any chance they get. 3. There’s almost no option to get your stuff back if banned. The longer you use a Quest the riskier this gets. Every dollar spent on games? Gone. Friend list? Gone. Friends? Gone if you never got external contact info. It’s easy to pretend you can get lost in the crowd and get away with it, and for some people maybe that’s true, but the data they have on you grows by the day...
- fomine3 5y ago
  > The same company that ships your Oculus to your door is the same company that you log in with Don't you know other retailers?

good8675309 5y ago

I wonder if a VPN was involved. They probably have a set of red flags with different weights. Something tells me a VPN is a big red flag for them when it comes to new signups.