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If you know someone who works there (Kafkaesque absurdity surrounding social-media operators) you can recover an account asking for help politely.

• Sebb767 5y ago
  As far as I know, that's actually how these 'high profile' takeovers work. You know someone at Insta and politely ask/silently pay to get your account "back" or take over an "inactive" account.
  • sova 5y ago
    Really? Do you have any evidence to support this claim?
    • coolspot 5y ago
      I know someone who works in a major social network company. They got an email on their personal gmail, asking to help acquire vanity usernames for a reward.
      • sova 5y ago
        Well yeah, but is your friend who works at <social media company> going to risk their position & salary there for some sketchy hook up that's less lucrative?
        • LordDragonfang 5y ago
          Not everyone who works for a social media company is a six-figure dev. There's a lot of underpaid helpdesk staff and even-more-underpaid "independent" contractors for whom it might be worth the risk, and they're the ones who actually have access to the account recovery tools.