Ask HN: How to create a new Twitter account

1 points by mawalu 6 years ago | 2 comments

I created a twitter account for my app a while back to keep people updated after we launch. Today I tried to log in and realized the account is suspended without every interacting with anybody and there is no info on how to fix this. I tried to add a phone number but this fails because suspended accounts can't be edited.

How am I supposed to create a fresh nowadays?

mikece 6 years ago |

It's been a requirement for a while that you have to have a real (non-VoIP) cell number for doing 2FA. Personally, I hate this idea since getting a VoIP number for 2FA isn't vulnerable to SIM Swapping attacks like my number issued by T-Mobile is. The last time I set up a Twitter account I had to do the "unsuspend me" thing half a dozen times before Twitter stopped insisting on auto-suspending because I smelled like a bot for some reason.

mawalu 6 years ago | |

They don't even show me the "enter your phone number to unlock" dialog. I'm just logged in but can't do anything, including setting a phone number without getting an error saying that the account is suspended.