X Won’t Let Me Access My Account Again

X is such a pain. Not only do they make me confirm my identity weekly—requiring multiple steps, including retrieving a code from my email—but they won’t even let me log in again. X says, “Something went wrong. You have exceeded the number of allowed attempts. Please try again later.”

This happened yesterday for what feels like the hundredth time, though I had only tried twice before that message appeared. I cleared my cookies and cache, downloaded a new X app, tried different browsers, and even changed my password. Then, 20 hours later, I tried logging in again and got the same message. After that, I sent X an email, and below is the response I received.

 

I’m a paying customer on X, yet I’m treated like a second-class citizen—subjected to harsh censorship, forced to confirm my identity multiple times a week, and locked out of my account for days at a time.

Update: About two hours after I sent X an email, they required me to pass another rock-counting challenge twice in a row, and then allowed me back on.

 

 

The screenshot at the very top indicates it was taken at 12:39 PM yesterday. I’m not sure if that’s when I was locked out, but I’m using that time for lack of a better one. It took X 22 hours to let me back on after I was locked out on the Sunday holiday of Mother’s Day. And only 2 hours after I sent them an email. That’s not too bad, but it shouldn’t happen to paying, verified X users like me.

 

 

 

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