Tried to log in to an old gmail account. Remembered my password perfectly. But it asked for a confirmation code from an old phone number I no longer have (something it never did before). No alternative recovery options.

This is why I keep shilling decentralized social recovery.

Something similar happened with my primary Google account in 2016, I *think* because of someone logging a copyright strike against a YT video that I definitely owned. I got it fixed but it was a huge wake-up call and now I’m hyper conscious about holding the keys to my digital life.