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by xaitv 2099 days ago
> If you must use a mobile device to log into Facebook via a third party app, I suggest using a new Facebook account each time.

I might be wrong about this as I've not used Facebook for many years now, but doesn't Facebook require a phone number for new accounts nowadays, and requires you to use your real name as well?
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danielhua 2099 days ago
It's actually even nastier than that. If you fail their automated checks for fake accounts, they'll lock your account and require you to submit a photo of your face and ID card.
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wolco 2099 days ago
No I have an older relative who creates a new account every other week for whatever reason.

Think of how many accounts are created for games reasons. Some games require friends taking action to progress. Some allow friends to send prizes like lives/money/resource.

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Sohcahtoa82 2099 days ago
> No I have an older relative who creates a new account every other week for whatever reason.

Could be like my grandma who would occasionally manually log out of the app, but then the next time she loaded the app, rather than actually logging in again, she'd create a new account because that's what she did the first time she loaded the app and thought she had to do that every time.

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