Ive rawdogged it with my real name, and a bare email (no alias), no vpn, bone stock chrome, and they still need a video selfie from me. im not comfortable with that (though i might cave eventually, i need to look at cheap shitboxes, dont know of any oother sites like that)

thanks all

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Instagram wanted that to re-activate my account after they froze it due to “inactivity” because I hadn’t logged into it in a couple of months.

      I noped out and abandoned it (because I couldn’t even delete it without first going through the privacy invision to reactivate it and login…)

    • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
      4·
      10 hours ago

      I’ve had two cases where phishers have tried to create an account to impersonate my aunt. My guess this is an attempt to curtail these phishing schemes.

      • socialmedia@lemmy.world
        1·
        3 hours ago

        There are options for additional checks they could explore that are less creepy.

        1. Make someone pay a one time charge. This might not give you the full details but the transaction gives more data, and shows someone is willing to back up their request for access with a paper trail which has fraud protection laws.
        2. Third party verification services. Like your bank, who already have details about you. There just needs to be a way for them to vouch for you. Credit reporting agencies probably already do this, but I kinda think this is almost creepier than giving Facebook a video.
        3. Verifying the email attached to your account is a good first step.

        In the meantime I think knowing the password should at least get you logged in enough for account maintenance. You should be able to set the entire account private and take it offline with limited toggles. Restoring full access would require the additional verification.