[HN Gopher] Tell HN: Discord is permanently locking out users wi...
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       Tell HN: Discord is permanently locking out users with multiple
       accounts
        
       I used Discord's new account switcher feature and, shortly after, I
       was locked out of both accounts for phone number verification.
       Specifically, each account requires a separate phone number, and I
       am not banned for a ToS violation.  After trying several different
       methods (including _buying a second cell phone plan_ ) I have been
       unable to access my accounts. Over a few weeks with support, I've
       spent money and several hours on my end, to no avail.  From our
       conversation, I understand this triggered a false positive on their
       "suspicious activity detection system". They couldn't tell me what
       triggered it, and I have not broken the ToS (no unofficial client),
       and they cannot remove the hold, and paying for Discord Nitro does
       not let you keep access.  This is especially painful because it's
       cut me off from friends and certain developer communities. From
       what I see from posts on other social media, this is not an
       uncommon occurrence.  Has anyone else had these issues? If so, has
       anyone had luck getting this resolved?
        
       Author : lynndotpy
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2022-07-20 21:39 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | branon wrote:
       | Isn't there some fosscord that exists? Put IM and voice in the
       | same darktheme JS page and you've got a viable clone
        
         | lynndotpy wrote:
         | Unfortunately, even if Fosscord was a perfect clone, I can't
         | just spin up an instance and expect all my friends and
         | communities to migrate :(
        
       | tenryuu wrote:
       | I haven't used the native token switcher at all, but I've never
       | had an issue running multiple instances of discord on the same
       | machine to login into multiple accounts simultaneously (3 canary
       | instances)
        
       | nathanaldensr wrote:
       | Discord's phone verification is ridiculous, buggy, and insane.
       | Sorry, Discord, but nearly everyone with a phone has a single
       | phone number. Also, once you verify with one phone number there
       | is something like a seven- or ten-day waiting period (forgive me;
       | I don't remember the actual number) before you can use it to
       | verify another account.
       | 
       | Time for Discord to be disrupted!
        
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