Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout for “racist doorbell” [video]

Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by jasonlotito on Friday June 23, 2023 @09:29AM (#36446578)

Having dealt with this professionally in the past, this reads like arm-chair engineering. Someone whose never had to deal with this for real on any scale in the same context.

> But instagram is not a bank.

Doesn't matter. At all.

> Plus it shouldn't require personal identification to post a photo online

Technically, it doesn't.

> especially given how easy it has became to filter out illegal content automatically.

This is wrong on so many levels. The picture doesn't have to be illegal for Instagram to want to ensure you account wasn't taken over. An old account, suddenly posting pictures, even legal ones, might be someone trying to scam someone.

Just so much wrong with this comment.

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Re:Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout ... by comboy on Friday June 23, 2023 @10:53AM (#36447630)

Then please explain my wrongness levels. Apart from data grab, what is the issue? Could company be accountable if somebody logged in with correct username and password and posted legal pictures? Because if it doesn't matter if it's bank or not, my bank clearly states that it is not accountable in such scenario.

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