I was soon locked out of that account. I recently managed to reactivate it, and I'm currently locked out again.
They asked for a photo of my face for confirmation, which I provided, then I got another "fuck you" message advising me they are checking my submission and I still can't access the account.
I am wondering if part of the problem is I was homeless for years, mostly haven't participated on FB and there aren't a zillion photos of me on the internet, especially not on FB, because I haven't lived the standard middle class life for a long time.
I never used FB to connect to family. I'm a former military wife. I have relatives who don't splash their lives all over the internet because they have security clearances, etc. My mother is in her 80s and wants nothing to do with the internet. Etc etc.
So there may be no photos of me anywhere on FB. I'm wondering if that's a factor in me being perpetually locked out of my account.
Talk to me. What do you know about FB authentication procedures?
- They will ask for a valid photo ID of you
- They will ask you to match pictures of "friends" you have in your account, with their names (like a quiz)
- They will force you to add a phone number to your account
- They might even ask friends to verify you...
... on top of that there are many things, not one single thing, that lead your account to be forcefully de-activated. and the steps to re-enable it are pretty annoying, especially if you don't feel like sharing too much with FB!