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by xeeeeeeeeeeenu 1497 days ago
>on a single big tech account,

And those big tech companies are free to lock you out from your account for no reason with no recourse.

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Yeah it’s definitely not for me, but for your average user who isn’t tech savvy and uses the same password for everything: this is an improvement
Being locked out is an improvement?
It's much more likely for the average user to forget their password than have their account banned deliberately. This would, overall, reduce friction when logging in.
… and consumer protection regulation may never arrive, while the feudal digital fiefdoms gain ever more power.