Comment by mtlmtlmtlmtl
3 years ago
I was trying to join Discord, not having any memory of having used it before. Didn't realise I had an account already, so I made a new one. I was then flagged as "suspicious"(I was on my home network...) and told I had to provide a phone number, to verify my humanity. So I did.
It then tells me that phone number is already tied to an account, bans the new account, the old account, and blacklists my phone number. And there appears to be no recourse, no way to explain that I simply forgot I had an account already. So now I guess discord is just off limits to me.
I see people defending discord for lacking search because hurr durr so does IRC. Well, IRC at least doesn't ban you just for trying to use the service.
I don't use my real phone number for foreign data selling companies so I use SMS verification services.
Your situation explains why my accounts always get suddenly banned after a while without information. You can't get around the number thing usually, but having a number that works is not enough appearantly
Which services do you use?
What services are you using? Most I have looked into do not work for the vast majority of applications that are popular
Mostly SMSpva. Depending on the service some countries never work. If I got 2 fails I just ask the support and they usually name me a country that works.
Discord's policies are frankly absurd. I'm pretty sure that at one point, if not now, they suggest using a friend's phone to verify your account if you're prompted to provide a phone number. Discord is too big now to excuse such careless behavior.