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Re:I Am Mark Zuckerberg by krainboltgreene on Sunday November 09, 2025 @11:53AM (#45866940)
This answer is not actually correct. I have an account I deleted 18 years ago, still can’t make it again.
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Re:I Am Mark Zuckerberg by amarant on Sunday November 09, 2025 @02:03PM (#45868146)
Could in theory be because someone else grabbed the account 16 years ago tho, unless I'm missing something?
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Re:I Am Mark Zuckerberg by tech234a on Sunday November 09, 2025 @02:57PM (#45868612)
No Google does not allow creating a new account with a previously-used Gmail address. Each Gmail address can be used at most once.
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Re:I Am Mark Zuckerberg by krainboltgreene on Sunday November 09, 2025 @06:46PM (#45870488)
I emailed the address to make sure: It bounce due to not existing.
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