If you are using the nickname china and have registered it a lot of places, even if you are completely non political and in no way associated with the country China, I can imagine the existence of these accounts outside of the governments control is a risk the government will be willing to spend millions trying to get rid of.
I'm not sure you can fight that, at least not by yourself.
Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not up-to-date with what OG means. Apparently OG "original gangster" usernames refer to common words such as "@Miracle", that were registered by early adopters. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-f...
OG is the old gang of people, the original early founders/adopters/users.
OG means "original gangster": https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OG (see History and Etymology section)
> slang: someone or something that is an original or originator and especially one that is highly respected or regarded
Re: Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
#53Plot twist, you are the hacker
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#55https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/technology/instagram-hand...
Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.
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#56You should tie your IG account to a Google Voice number instead of a your cell that way it cant be SIM swapped.
Re: Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
#57Plot twist, you are the hacker
This is a honeypot for new hacking ideas, right?
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#58Your 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/
I'm not up-to-date with what OG means. Apparently OG "original gangster" usernames refer to common words such as "@Miracle", that were registered by early adopters. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-f...
Can be simply read as OriGinal
Re: Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
#59I'd auction and sell it and be done with the headache personally. It's likely one day your meta well will dry up and that will be it, years of back and forth to see the handle gone and promoting crypto eventually or some crap.
Many companies forbid the sale of usernames in their terms of service, so an attempt to auction it off could result in it being revoked. Generally, when sales of usernames do happen, it’s in private so there’s little reason to take action… it’s why there’s no reputable marketplace for usernames.
Re: Ask HN: How does my Instagram keep getting compromised?
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Wow that's a shitty thing to do
Dont hate the player, hate the game.