Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by kees99 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:16PM
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> I deleted my Facebook in 2016, and when I tried to create a new one they banned me as "inauthentic".
This is a massive problem, and not limited to FB itself. I had exact same experience with WhatsApp:
Had an account back when it was $1/year, then deleted shortly after FB acquiring WA. Years later tried to register again, since B&B I booked insisted on using it for key fetch instructions, and... No dice - "can't send SMS, try after 1 hour". Hour and a bit later - tried again, while running packet capture - still same message - and - no network traffic between me tapping "confirm number" and "can't send" message appearing. Clear grey-balling. No explanation, no recourse. Not even an acknowledgement.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by jaypeg25 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @11:56AM
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Is this a common issue? I deleted mine around the same time. I recently moved to a small town where many of the restaurants and businesses use Facebook which kind of forced me back on. When I tried creating a new one the same thing happened, and there was no way of reversing this decision.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by halper on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:01PM
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Same with me, who "needed" to join FB because that is the main communication platform for a leisure activity. Apparently I am a fake person.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by patmorgan23 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:59PM
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Did you try signing up with a different email address,
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by rad_gruchalski on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:21PM
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If you deleted an account, how are they sending you emails? Are you in the EU?
Now I can't delete my Instagram, which I was using FB SSO for. They ocassionally send me marketing emails that I might want to engage with so and so's content.
How, when you nuked my goddamn account for no reason?
Anyways, if I had the money I'd short them -- they seem to be completely unconcerned with the few who'd consider giving them a second chance.
As for Tik Tok, as with Telegram having it's servers in Russia, I think the real issue is the data is in control of the PRC, rather than whinings about "fake news" -- people have consumed supermarket check out drivel like the Weekly World News for years, it's just moved online.