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Another banner on a different underground forum offers the service for between €5 and €30 per account, depending on the number of followers. That listing advertised bans for accounts up to 5,000 followers, but claimed that higher follower accounts are also possible to ban. The first listing said it can impact accounts with up to 99,000 followers.War said they didn't know why particular customers may use their service, but added "obviously individuals who have money to throw around.""Maybe it is their ex or they have/had a grudge with them. Maybe ruining their business, maybe getting paid even more from a third party," they added.Do you know anything else about banning or restoring accounts? We'd love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.
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