patrick.net

Huh, I guess I could just try to make a new account, though I'd really like to keep "patrickdotnet" as my Twitter name.

Even signing up is failing for me, because ton.local.twitter.com won't resolve. Strange.

Patrick says

Even signing up is failing for me, because ping ton.local.twitter.com won't resolve. Strange.

Have you modified your /etc/hosts file to block out advertisers, like I have?

You can try connecting with Brave in tor mode, but that may not help much. I get this BTW:

:~$ ping ton.local.twitter.com
ping: ton.local.twitter.com: Name or service not known
:~$

It doesn't seem to exist.

cisTits says

Don't use their app, though. Bad enough they track as much as they can on the web site.

Right, I never use apps, only websites.

Hey, I was able to create a new account by using my wife's computer. OK, I'm now @patrick_dot_net on Twitter.

Thanks @Booger

richwicks says

Have you modified your /etc/hosts file to block out advertisers, like I have?

Yes, heavily. But I don't see Twitter in my /etc/hosts

Maybe use a Google voice number as a last resort?

@cistits, followed you with my throwaway account, @LashkarMontauk. My main account, Ron Konkoma, is suspended for being mass reported by Trannies.

@Patrick, I did not need my phone number, just my Gee Emm Ecks email.

clambo says

Maybe use a Google voice number as a last resort?

Didn't work for me to recover my old account. I got a call back, but it just said 0000 and hung up. Did that a few times and always the same. 0000 is not correct.

AmericanKulak says

Patrick, I did not need my phone number, just my Gee Emm Ecks email.

Maybe the blue-hairs didn't like my patrickdotnet account and it's still under some kind of ban. Ah yes:

@patrickdotnet
Account suspended
Twitter suspends accounts that violate the Twitter Rules. Learn more

First I heard about the suspension, but I'm sure it was for not being a woke corporate fascist as demanded by the previous employees.

I tried using several e-mails for twatter accounts and they all immediately get suspended pending cell phone verification. So in my experience you can't do it w/o getting them a cell phone #.

@patrick
I never give my phone as lot of "govt sponsored genocidal manics" can give you death threats(especially if you speak against Hindoo atrocities.. and they have insider info).
phone should never be required.

Elon Musk is sellout, He is no free speech guy, He is forcing identification for advertisement and not cared about anonymous sniping of tyrants.
It used to be few days of heavy use(I think probably tweet count) before they need phone.. now right away.
Elon Musk is so cheap that he can sell your identity to third world butchers(Russia,Hindooo,Iran,Islamics etc.) and send you harms way.. never give phone.

It does seem that Elon lied about bringing back the many thousands of people who were banned from Twitter for political reasons.

Don't ask me! Twitter is the only website I have ever been suspended from without having to do anything at all! Not a like, a tweet, nothing. Suspended right out of the gate and I really didn't care enough to contact "customer" support. Maybe I'll look back into it after a while. My quality of life is better without social media anyway.

Patrick says

It does seem that Elon lied about bringing back the many thousands of people who were banned from Twitter for political reasons.

It happens to me all the time & to verify I used different machines and email IDs and VPN .
I have proven beyond doubt that in future twitter will only have people who can be identified.. thus no free speech as identity can be shared with tyrants.

DhammaStep says

Don't ask me! Twitter is the only website I have ever been suspended from without having to do anything at all! Not a like, a tweet, nothing. Suspended right out of the gate and I really didn't care enough to contact "customer" support. Maybe I'll look back into it after a while. My quality of life is better without social media anyway.

Same here. Lesss than 0.001 sec after registration and suspended for "unusual activity in the account". The only unusual activity I can think of was not giving the cell phone #. Why does Elon need my phone #?

cisTits says

DhammaStep says

Don't ask me! Twitter is the only website I have ever been suspended from without having to do anything at all! Not a like, a tweet, nothing. Suspended right out of the gate and I really didn't care enough to contact "customer" support. Maybe I'll look back into it after a while. My quality of life is better without social media anyway.

You were suspended merely for following some 'nasty characters'. They culled the userbase that way about 3 years ago. That is how my account got nailed. Most people I know had to create new accounts.

No. I never even got a chance to follow anyone. When I say I wasn't able to do a single thing before getting suspended, I mean that quite literally. In order to achieve your premise, they would have have to been tracking my IP when I was looking at accounts before registering. That's probably scarier and not unrealistic at all actually.

RWSGFY says

The only unusual activity I can think of was not giving the cell phone #. Why does Elon need my phone #?

That might be the most likely scenario. I definitely didn't give a phone number and I will never understand why I should for social media.

Patrick says

It does seem that Elon lied about bringing back the many thousands of people who were banned from Twitter for political reasons.

I realize there are still folks in exile (see drrollergator), but I know that people are being bought back. For example:
sargon_of_akkad
meghanemurphy
conceptualjames

Elon will be releasing the Hunter files at 5pm ET today.
I realize the value of anonymity, but if his goal is a free speech public square, then authenticating participants may be the way to go.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

Patrick says

It does seem that Elon lied about bringing back the many thousands of people who were banned from Twitter for political reasons.

I was one of those. I got banned for saying that no matter what surgery they get, men can’t be women. On appeal, the ban was upheld yesterday. Guess I’m permanently out of Twatter. It’s for the best. Musk is just pretending to want free speech.

Shaman says

Patrick says

It does seem that Elon lied about bringing back the many thousands of people who were banned from Twitter for political reasons.

I was one of those. I got banned for saying that no matter what surgery they get, men can’t be women. On appeal, the ban was upheld yesterday. Guess I’m permanently out of Twatter. It’s for the best. Musk is just pretending to want free speech.

That's def disappointing

Twitter files: Hunter Biden laptop edition now coming out live on Matt Taibibi's account:
https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi

EBGuy says

I realize there are still folks in exile

What's his excuse for that?

I'm pretty damn sure my old patrickdotnet account didn't do anything ban-worthy.

Patrick says

What's his excuse for that?

Two of the restored users that I noted had over a quarter of a million followers each and even the exiled feminist had over 66,000 followers. It would make sense if they are prioritizing the most visible accounts.

DhammaStep says

Don't ask me! Twitter is the only website I have ever been suspended from without having to do anything at all! Not a like, a tweet, nothing. Suspended right out of the gate and I really didn't care enough to contact "customer" support. Maybe I'll look back into it after a while. My quality of life is better without social media anyway.

Some emails I had were pre-banned by ABC News a few other sites. They are definitely sharing accounts to pre-ban. I VPN'd with a new email and got right in. This was a couple of years ago.