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Re:Google disabled my husband's account by mcguire on Thursday October 15, 2020 @03:06PM (#24792505)
"The remaining 1 time it's because someone knows how to abuse reporting systems to get someone locked out on purpose."

I'm going to suggest (without any backup) that it's much more common but you simply don't hear about it.

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Re:Google disabled my husband's account by ehsankia on Friday October 16, 2020 @04:57PM (#24804987)
The whole thing is based on anecdotal numbers. We have no idea how often false positives happen or at what rate. And even in those that are apparently false positives and complain, it's not always 100% clear if they're saying the truth.
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