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Re:Gmail account disabled and locked out by delouvois on Sunday November 22, 2020 @08:25AM (#25177251)
Facebook should "do that".

I've been unsuccessfully trying to get my account back for 7 years after a "joke" went wrong and someone replaced my profile picture with that of a decaying penis.

I realize Facebook can't just "start doing that" at their scale, and that my best luck would be to reach out to someone high-up enough in their organization.

So I've been starting to send monthly postcards from France both to Zuck's house and to random executives @Fb Headquarters with a very compelling story explaining how happy I would be if I ever got my memories back, and not just their stupid account backup file.

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Re:Gmail account disabled and locked out by tluyben2 on Sunday November 22, 2020 @08:34AM (#25177310)
> after a "joke" went wrong

I know you wrote this between '' but how does that even happen... For one I know 0 people who would find that funny (it's more embarrassing, including for the prankster) but the move confusing thing; how did they gain access to your account? Unless the entire account was a joke?

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Re:Gmail account disabled and locked out by leppr on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:44PM (#25179329)
Not all devices have DNA authentication on wake yet, some people still use those old "desktop" computers with browsers logged in to their online accounts via cookies, which anyone could use if found unlocked.
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