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Facebook has locked an account I've had forever (like back from when it required a .edu address) until I give them a "Photo ID". Yeah. I think not.

• pixl97 3y ago
  Quite some time ago I signed up for twitter and then 10 minutes later they blocked my account and asked for a phone number. Said no and never signed up again. Then just a few months later the first big leaks of information including phone numbers started coming out. "Real" information like this is way to expensive for companies like this to have. Having your name get leaked is enough to get you blacklisted in many industries.
  • marssaxman 3y ago
    I had the same experience with twitter, but I decided to be difficult about it: after about a month of daily complaints, they finally unblocked my account, without (of course) ever admitting that they had blocked it solely to squeeze a phone number out of me. Turns out, I have no real use for their service, and I can't remember when I last logged in; but it felt like a moral victory.
  • Terr_ 3y ago
    > "Real" information like this is way [too] expensive for companies like this to have. Or rather, mistakes are not expensive enough to deter them from over-collecting and under-protecting.
• mc32 3y ago
  It is inconsistent. It locked my account as well, but then, many years later, sent me a magic link to sign in --I ignored it for a very long time, but then one day I needed to get some info and tried the link and it worked. So, yeah, that company, it's very inconsistent.