: Hi, Folks -

: I've heard this is happening to others lately, too. Twitter
: just now locked my account, saying "unusual
: activity" had been noticed. To unlock my account, it
: says, I first have to go through a 'captcha' ("I am
: not a robot"). No problem there.

: But then, it wants to know the phone number I want to have
: associated with my account - and they'll send an SMS to it,
: presumably containing a code I'll need to supply as part of

: unlocking the account.

: However - I don't have a 'device' with which to receive their
: SMS. :)

: There are places online where you can sort of 'borrow' an
: otherwise unused phone number to receive an SMS, but since
: that arrangement is free for people to use, it probably
: doesn't serve the purpose Twitter has in mind, namely, to
: find out what unique phone number (mobile number, not
: landline number) is "me".

: Imagine how much free time I'll have, now. :) Other Twitter
: users, please realize I won't be seeing tweets from UPI or
: BBC or @POTUS or others now, so don't expect me to be
: reporting on those news sources.

: (If, somehow, this changes, I'll let you know.)

: --hobie

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