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by latchkey 2 days ago
This is also why creating a regular account is so difficult on all the social networks. You sign up and it is instantly banned and you have to go through a whole review and approval process just to use it. Incredibly user and company hostile.
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This is also why old accounts have value.

A new account doing anything unusual looks suspicious immediately. A 10yo account with normal history and real usage would probably be much less likely to get banned for the same behaviour.

You start to wonder if that’s a good place to be present
Agreed. For better or worse, social networks are the fb marketplace of eyes.
how could this be for better?
If you're a business, it is a great way to get customers.
that is why it is called a gift