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Just a phone number!? Lucky you, Instagram wants me to take a selfie with some random code written on a piece of paper. I had this account for years, but I onl
by input_sh 3y ago
Just a phone number!? Lucky you, Instagram wants me to take a selfie with some random code written on a piece of paper.
I had this account for years, but I only used it to get away from "log in to see more posts" whenever I randomly stumbled upon some Instagram link, so yeah, I'm not doing that.
- lapcat 3y ago> Instagram wants me to take a selfie with some random code written on a piece of paper. It's possible they may have wanted that too, eventually. The phone # request came at the beginning of the appeal process.
- qingcharles 3y agoIt's the next step after the phone number. I went through the same process this morning. After you upload the selfie they perma-ban your account so you can no longer get any support whatsoever. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37254898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37254898
- lapcat 3y agoThe forms don't work for me. One form requires "Your mobile number", and the other form say "Go to Instagram and confirm it's you before requesting a review", which I can't do.
- qingcharles 3y agoYeah, their code is a Dumpster fire. I'm not surprised you ended up in some circle of hell like that. I just tried to log into Threads with my banned Instagram account and now both sites just report HTTP Error 429, which I had to look up. (It's client rate limit reached)
- type0 3y agoThis basically goes into "I don't need this shit" territory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4BOVagU_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4BOVagU_8
- qingcharles 3y agoDo not upload that selfie. If you read online you will find it is a trap that perma-bans your account. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37254898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37254898