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Someone at Facebook stealing your domain is quite an accusation. Assuming your domain was similar to your username/IG handle, wouldn't it be more likely to be people wanting your "china" domain for spam/malware/propaganda/etc?
Now, my account gets taken without any noticeable trace on my end. No security emails, no suspicious login attempts, nada...
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Interesting, do you have any links to that end?
Just my personal observation. I earned around half a million dollars by running an "autoclaimer" that would automatically register Instagram names as they'd become available. I'd regularly see Instagram employees grabbing names from my portfolio for themselves.
Have you tried reporting this to Meta’s security team and copying your state’s attorney general? Sounds like the CFAA would apply. You may not win, but making noise may help, and if it’s an insider they might be fired if Meta knows the legal apparatus is notified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
Your situation is apparently common nowadays with OG usernames and can get very dangerous. I had no idea this was a thing until I listened to an episode on Darknet Diaries [0] recently. In the old days, I remember people going after short domains in the same manner. ICANN ended up adding locking (auth codes) - perhaps IG and other social sites can learn from it. Be safe! [0] https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/106/
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Interesting, do you have any links to that end?
Just my personal observation. I earned around half a million dollars by running an "autoclaimer" that would automatically register Instagram names as they'd become available. I'd regularly see Instagram employees grabbing names from my portfolio for themselves.
Have you tried reporting this to Meta’s security team and copying your state’s attorney general? Sounds like the CFAA would apply. You may not win, but making noise may help, and if it’s an insider they might be fired if Meta knows the legal apparatus is notified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
I haven't yet... so far I have always been able to get it back via a friend at FB.
Your situation is apparently common nowadays with OG usernames and can get very dangerous. I had no idea this was a thing until I listened to an episode on Darknet Diaries [0] recently. In the old days, I remember people going after short domains in the same manner. ICANN ended up adding locking (auth codes) - perhaps IG and other social sites can learn from it. Be safe! [0] https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/106/
What devices are you using the account on? If it's on a desktop browser, my assumption would be that you've got malware. That allows them to trivially steal the session cookies, steal the passwords the next time you log in, steal any device identification cookies that are used to control not using 2FA on logins from trusted devices / sending new device notifcations, and also hijack your recovery and notification emai…
Your situation is apparently common nowadays with OG usernames and can get very dangerous. I had no idea this was a thing until I listened to an episode on Darknet Diaries [0] recently. In the old days, I remember people going after short domains in the same manner. ICANN ended up adding locking (auth codes) - perhaps IG and other social sites can learn from it. Be safe! [0] https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/106/
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/v4he6k
tl;dr There's underground marketplaces where shady people buy and sell OG usernames for money, which creates an incentive for shady people to steal them from the original owners.