On a new account, is it new ?

It’s because I use vpn, email alias, random username, or every new account is like that ?

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 hours ago

    Facebook/Meta (the owners of Instagram) have been extorting phone numbers and IDs from people for years. They don’t target everyone all at once, but a few hundred here, a few hundred there. I don’t know if they do it for all new accounts, but the practice is definitely not new.

    This is one of the many reasons why I stopped using their services.

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    5 hours ago

    As far as I know, Meta has been demanding that info for a long while.

    They want to make money with your data. No surprises here.

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    5 hours ago

    If you need an account there, buy an already verified one, they go for less than a dollar