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5. people may give made up number

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 03:54 PM

Jan 2019

and some poor person is going to have to put up with twitter whether they use it or not. This is not OK.

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Apparently Twitter blocks accounts to make you give them your phone number. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 OP

Yahoo texts me a key code when I cannot get into my Email account... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2019 #1

There IS this reported work around. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #7

Dayum! hermetic Jan 2019 #3

There's a workaround...see my reply above. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #9

can you give them a phony # or work #?? mitch96 Jan 2019 #4

see my reply about this, above. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #8

That works for me!! nt mitch96 Jan 2019 #11

in effect you would KT2000 Jan 2019 #10

people may give made up number KT2000 Jan 2019 #5

Yet another reason why I don't have an account with Twitter. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2019 #6

They have only ever asked me to update my email... Phentex Jan 2019 #12

My account goes back to 2005 or so. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2019 #13