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Facebook reactivated my account and posted my SMS rejection against my will

18 points by tzakrajs ↗ HN
Please take a look at these images and explain why Facebook reactivated my account and posted my "No" rejection to my feed contemporaneously? I deactivated my account for a reason! https://imgur.com/a/UTecw

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grawprog
Facebook's like that. It does all sorts of shit you probably don't want it to.

Try contacting them and tell them to delete your account. I have no idea if this will work but it might be worth a try and in future don't link your phone number to internet accounts unless you want bullshit like that.

damm
I get random idiots trying to login to my facebook all the time. Maybe they think they have my email address (I doubt that) or maybe they're just trying to hack and see if your password is weak

Facebook authentication is pretty big so owning a FB account can be a bonana

Spooky23
Don’t underestimate stupidity.

I was a early gmail person and got a good username. I’ve had the following happen:

- An Attorney send me surveillance video of a accident involving a company bus.

- Lots of spam associated with a guy who test drives cars every weekend.

- Some factory manager sent a zip file with a vpn client, and a list of passwords.

I could go on.

IpV8
I got invited to a birthday party in NYC recently. I seriously considered showing up for it, but would have been a lot of travel for what it was worth...
5555624
I've gotten song demos, recording contracts, lease agreements, company financials, and more.

In only one case, do I know the "correct" email address and I notify the banks and realtors of his correct email address. (It helps that he is in South Africa, so the .za is usually a giveaway.) For the singer/songwriter, I've actually been asked for my opinion on a song demo. For the company financials, they actually ignored me and told me they had the correct email address until I told them I was not "Josh." (I had to look them up and find out who was on the Board.)

dingo_bat
It's kind of funny. I wonder what you thought would happen by responding "No" to an automated message.
codegladiator
Why didn't you delete your account and just deactivated ?
C_Marie
I think you all are missing the point. How many accounts are reactivated in the way tzakrajs described, without the users true intention to reactivate? Those numbers are handed to advertisers, analysts and shareholders as “active subscribers,” a metric upon which the company and its advertising services are valued. Just food for thought. It was no accident.