[tor-talk] tor + twitter issues

[Tempest <tempest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

twitter's security configuration seems to be at war with tor. had to do
multiple resets over past 24 hours, only to see a perpetual "lock" in
place recently. i filed a support ticket. here's twitter's response.

"Your account appears to have exhibited automated behavior that violates
the Twitter Rules: https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311

In order to continue safely using Twitter, please follow these steps:

Click on this link:
https://twitter.com/unlock_account/sms_confirmation.Select your
country/region from the drop down menu, and then enter your phone
number. Click âContinueâ and Twitter will send you a text message with a
confirmation code (note that your standard message rates may apply).
Enter the code you received in the âConfirmation codeâ box and click
âConfirm identity.âYou will see a confirmation message that your account
is unlocked.

Once you confirm your identity, it may take up to a few minutes for your
account to be unlocked.

If youâre still experiencing an issue after confirming your identity,
please reply to this message and provide us with specific details of the
problem you're experiencing. Weâll do our best to help!"

to sum up, twitter now appears to be desiring phone numbers from tor
users in order to use their service. without feedback, i expect this
will get worse. over the past 30 days, twitter has regularly locked me
out and required password resets. this is the first time i've been
required to provide a phone number to get my account unlocked.

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