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Google banned one of my accounts after 6 months - most likely reason (with Google no support you could ask) was not using my real phone number...

Lost access to all info within the account, and other things also. Why not just prevent signup in the first place?!?!



How is it not your real phone number? I currently have no cell service on a device. It only uses WiFi. I have a VoIP app on it. People use it, it rings my phone, I answer it.

People's definition of "real" is so arbitrary in a way that suits them, but it's no less correct than the answer I provide.


Statistical models that say "most accounts we don't ban have these characteristics; most accounts we ban have other characteristics; your account is in the second group so BAN!"

Which is just positively-reinforcing tripe making it harder to do anything remotely outside the "norm" even if your intent is 100% non hostile.




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