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If Apple isn't going to accept gift cards, it shouldn't claim it accepts gift cards. He should take this to small claims court, I think.

ceejayoz 4y ago
Apple obviously accepts gift cards; people use them all the time. "You're not allowed to have any fraud detection" would be a silly rule. I think there should be an appeals court sort of thing for these scenarios; I suppose that's probably small claims here.
- alymaly 4y ago
  When I ask what I have violated, they suggest reading the legal page. I've already read it a thousand times. There's nothing in there that I could have broken.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    That's very common with these sorts of decisions; they won't reveal the specific reasons, and typically claim it's to avoid disclosing their exact anti-fraud strategies to potential adversaries. Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. all do the same.
cmeacham98 4y ago
The point they're trying to make is not that Apple is in the right, the point is that the original title (which was something like "Apple account disabled for using a gift card") doesn't represent what actually happened.
- alymaly 4y ago
  They told me by phone follow reason of block: "you redeemed several gift cards too quickly and they all had different face value".
- jtbayly 4y ago
  Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card. And what everybody here is saying is that gift cards are basically high-fraud, and it's unsurprising that using gift cards could get you banned. So what's the takeaway? As one user said, don't use gift cards at all. If that's what people are recommending, I don't see how the title could be considered click bait.
  - detaro 4y ago
    > Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card. By that logic, anything happens only because of one tiny thing, and context doesn't matter ever?
  - sneak 4y ago
    Gift cards are the only way to load paid apps or IAPs onto an iOS device without giving your identity to Apple.
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ceejayoz 4y ago

Apple obviously accepts gift cards; people use them all the time. "You're not allowed to have any fraud detection" would be a silly rule. I think there should be an appeals court sort of thing for these scenarios; I suppose that's probably small claims here.

alymaly 4y ago
When I ask what I have violated, they suggest reading the legal page. I've already read it a thousand times. There's nothing in there that I could have broken.
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  That's very common with these sorts of decisions; they won't reveal the specific reasons, and typically claim it's to avoid disclosing their exact anti-fraud strategies to potential adversaries. Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. all do the same.

cmeacham98 4y ago

The point they're trying to make is not that Apple is in the right, the point is that the original title (which was something like "Apple account disabled for using a gift card") doesn't represent what actually happened.

alymaly 4y ago
They told me by phone follow reason of block: "you redeemed several gift cards too quickly and they all had different face value".
jtbayly 4y ago
Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card. And what everybody here is saying is that gift cards are basically high-fraud, and it's unsurprising that using gift cards could get you banned. So what's the takeaway? As one user said, don't use gift cards at all. If that's what people are recommending, I don't see how the title could be considered click bait.
- detaro 4y ago
  > Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card. By that logic, anything happens only because of one tiny thing, and context doesn't matter ever?
- sneak 4y ago
  Gift cards are the only way to load paid apps or IAPs onto an iOS device without giving your identity to Apple.

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