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0 pointszionic4y ago0 comments

>All of the avenues to contact Instagram are meaningless and don’t lead anywhere.

I feel you. I got permabanned from tinder when I emailed their support asking how the verification process worked with couples. They replied with a ban notice and I was confused, turns out couples profiles are against Tinders T&C. I hadn't actually done ANYTHING to violate their T&C in-app yet, just asking their support about it was enough to ban for life.

To top it off, they embedded a secret key in my iOS keychain that synced across all devices. Even wiping the phone would get new numbers banned on sign in. I ended up having to use a fresh device on a fresh iCloud account on a new number to bypass their ban (I'm a dev with 100+ devices at my disposal and multiple VPS VPNs, good luck Tinder).

Tinder can go fuck itself, but they have an absolute monopoly in my area/demographic so I have to put up with them.

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endofreach4y ago

The monopoly on dating is definitely not tinder… it is: real life.

inglor_cz4y ago

I wonder. Standards might have changed for the younger population, necessary flirting skills in person are no longer maintained as widely as they used to. Generally, things that are challenging tend to be taken over by technology.

It is not that different from how people forgot to orient themselves in a city without navigational apps. Or how they no longer know how to, say, make butter (unlike in 1900).

sirwhinesalot4y ago

It's not just that, those flirting skills are not safe to use anymore. You can get an harassment charge for touching someone in the arm these days (happened to some lonely autistic kid). Having confirmation of mutual attraction first makes things both easier and safer.

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maxk424y ago

People don't know how to make butter? You just shake up milk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=couD2IawoGw

gretch4y ago

This is why the anti-trust movements against FAANG have such a hard time gaining mainstream traction. People start hijacking the word “monopoly” and it becomes incredibly diluted and undermines the credibility of the narrative.

kingcharles4y ago

> The monopoly on dating is definitely not tinder… it is: real life.

For how much longer?

lixtra4y ago

> To top it off, they embedded a secret key in my iOS keychain that synced across all devices.

If you’re in the EU or from the EU it might be possible to nag them with data protection request.

Of course only if you enjoy nagging.

sizzle4y ago

Wow never heard of the embedded secret key on you iOS keychain after you uninstalled the app. Is this legal to fingerprint your AppleID like this?? Can you view your iOS keychain and wipe any fingerprinting bs apps leave behind or feed them poisoned data to dissociate your AppleID?

zionicOP4y ago

No, there’s no way for you to view it. Apps can spin up a new keychain that iCloud will sync and you can put arbitrary strings in there. The user has no idea.

I’ve used it myself to persist auth tokens.

sizzle4y ago

That’s nuts thanks for the info, I hope this becomes a bigger topic of discussion on HN

Buttons8404y ago

Perhaps if Congress ever actually considers regulating these companies, whether or not you can get some legit customer service should be part of determining who is big enough to regulate.

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0 pointszionic4y ago0 comments

>All of the avenues to contact Instagram are meaningless and don’t lead anywhere.

Tinder can go fuck itself, but they have an absolute monopoly in my area/demographic so I have to put up with them.

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endofreach4y ago

The monopoly on dating is definitely not tinder… it is: real life.

inglor_cz4y ago

It is not that different from how people forgot to orient themselves in a city without navigational apps. Or how they no longer know how to, say, make butter (unlike in 1900).

sirwhinesalot4y ago

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maxk424y ago

People don't know how to make butter? You just shake up milk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=couD2IawoGw

gretch4y ago

kingcharles4y ago

> The monopoly on dating is definitely not tinder… it is: real life.

For how much longer?

lixtra4y ago

> To top it off, they embedded a secret key in my iOS keychain that synced across all devices.

If you’re in the EU or from the EU it might be possible to nag them with data protection request.

Of course only if you enjoy nagging.

sizzle4y ago

zionicOP4y ago

No, there’s no way for you to view it. Apps can spin up a new keychain that iCloud will sync and you can put arbitrary strings in there. The user has no idea.

I’ve used it myself to persist auth tokens.

sizzle4y ago

That’s nuts thanks for the info, I hope this becomes a bigger topic of discussion on HN

Buttons8404y ago

Perhaps if Congress ever actually considers regulating these companies, whether or not you can get some legit customer service should be part of determining who is big enough to regulate.

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