[peterfisher]

My strategy for this class of issue is paying Google. I pay for Google Apps (now rebranded to workspace). I have so much of my life tied up into the Google Ecosystem I see no problem paying per month for their services. This also provides me a number to call when shit doesn't work.

[michaelt]

From the article:

> And I directly pay Google by subscribing to Google One, YouTube Premium, and Google Workspace (just for my custom domain email).

[...]

> I subscribe to a Google One plan. I knew that one of the more understated benefits is the ability to get live support from an actual person, [...] When I brought the conversation back to the Google Voice suspension, they were unable to access the ticket that was created when I submitted my appeal.

[anal_reactor]

Reminds me of how Google banned a game developer trying to port a popular title to Stadia

[einsteinx2]

They also ban people that pay them.