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		_mlxl on July 7, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I deleted my Facebook account 1. Change Password -> generate a random string -> copy paste it as your new password 2. Go to the actual delete facebook account page. 3. Copy that random string in when it asks your password and the captcha 4. Copy something else Now you’ve bypassed their arbitrary and nefarious 14 day filter

mamon on July 7, 2017 [–]

What about password reminders? Should we add:

0. create temporary email account and use it as your facebook email address?

I used that tactic successfully in the past.

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