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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by cortesoft on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:17PM (#24205476)
I set up a fake Facebook profile 10 years ago, because I needed a profile with no friends that I could use for testing some stuff at work. It is still alive and kicking; Facebook keeps sending it emails suggesting friends.
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by gopiandcode on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:55PM (#24205717)
We can spend all day arguing anecdotes. As a counterpoint, I've never used Facebook, but once tried setting up an account to participate in a group event organized by some friends - by the next day, before I could even use the account, Facebook had locked my account, and wanted a photo of my ID to let me access the account. Needless to say, I abandoned the account.
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by cortesoft on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:47PM (#24206037)
The person who I replied to made a personal challenge to try creating a fake account, so I responded with my personal experience doing just that.

I was not making any claims about the likelihood of an account being banned.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by ccktlmazeltov on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:39PM (#24218160)
same, I have a fake account and no issue with it
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by distances on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:23AM (#24211312)
That won't probably work any more. I have a couple of old test accounts, can't create new ones without them being locked right away.
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