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The point they're trying to make is not that Apple is in the right, the point is that the original title (which was something like "Apple account disabled for using a gift card") doesn't represent what actually happened.



Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card.

And what everybody here is saying is that gift cards are basically high-fraud, and it's unsurprising that using gift cards could get you banned. So what's the takeaway? As one user said, don't use gift cards at all. If that's what people are recommending, I don't see how the title could be considered click bait.


> Actually, it was purely for using a gift card. We just don't know which one triggered this response. There's only one thing that put them over the edge: a gift card.

By that logic, anything happens only because of one tiny thing, and context doesn't matter ever?


Gift cards are the only way to load paid apps or IAPs onto an iOS device without giving your identity to Apple.


They told me by phone follow reason of block: "you redeemed several gift cards too quickly and they all had different face value".




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