this is terrible, and yet sadly so common. we need a standardized system for ownership over our digital IDs so big tech companies can’t just flip an off switch for your whole digital life (working on it, but it’s a long road). google, microsoft, etc doing this everyday too and users have no recourse
nora
posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Here’s how Apple “Permanently” locked my Apple ID.
I am writing this as a desperate measure. After nearly 30 years as a loyal customer, authoring technical books on Apple’s own programming languages (...
hey.paris
Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison
yep so my apple account is permanently gone, so I guess time to switch to linux and android eh