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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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This thread made it to front page of Google news

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This thread made it to front page of Google news
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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Suprised Matzav and YWN haven't picked it up yet. Maybe send them an email
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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This thread made it to front page of Google news

What's the search term you used?
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
« Reply #672 on: November 18, 2016, 02:42:22 PM »
That was strange.
 I got an email from google that they are unable to reinstate my account but it let me login.
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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That was strange.
 I got an email from google that they are unable to reinstate my account but it let me login.
Relief at last!
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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Just make sure to backup all your stuff
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
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Wow. Never thought I'd see DD cited on Google News FP.

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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
« Reply #676 on: November 19, 2016, 06:40:50 PM »
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/11/google-bans-users-involved-in-pixel-phone-resale-scheme-later-relents

Comment: "At last, a reliable way to get rid of my Google account."
He had the clearest version of the story of any of the writeups I read.


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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
« Reply #677 on: November 19, 2016, 08:15:43 PM »
He had the clearest version of the story of any of the writeups I read.


Dan, congrats on the publicity!
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Re: Help, Google just disabled my email accounts
« Reply #679 on: November 19, 2016, 08:23:44 PM »
And winner of the worst article goes to:
http://gizmodo.com/google-bans-hundreds-of-accounts-for-participating-in-p-1789155619
I'm not even sure if anything they said is accurate
What's your plan for yud shvat?