given that they blocked me for "rules violations" (which i clearly didn't do, as it was a brand new account that had taken zero actions and my previous account was fine when i closed it) i didn't want to circumvent the block (which might have actually been against the rules) so i didn't use technical measures (which certainly would have worked). i ended up just giving them my phone number, but it's a sad reality that we've accepted all these walled gardens