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Re:Ask HN: Why do my online accounts keep getting banned? by Freak_NL on Thursday March 03, 2022 @01:58PM (#30545155)
Ouch. I can't think of any other plausible explanation. If so, is that a problem that can actually be fixed except by changing your name? They're not going to strike the name from the list (and all its copies) just because it's a nuisance to someone.

It kinda makes one wonder if anyone getting into a bit of terrorism for a hobby wouldn't do well to change their name to that of someone in the US congress first: no way that name would stay on a blacklist for long.

Re:Ask HN: Why do my online accounts keep getting banned? by jrochkind1 on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:52PM (#30545902)
> If so, is that a problem that can actually be fixed except by changing your name?

It wouldn't shock me if even changing your name didn't do it, the name change records are surely data available to the algorithms.