I have never had an Instagram account but decided to make one while I was traveling. The second I finished signing up, I got a notification saying I violated community guidelines and the only way to get my account unbanned was to share my phone number. I uninstalled the app immediately.
I was required to upload a selfie of myself with my genuine name and username scribbled on a piece of paper. I quickly closed the page and never tried again.
The only reason why I don't have an Oculus is because meta built it. It actually required you to sign in to your facebook account in the past. They don't any more, but Zuckerberg could change his mind about that at any time.
They want you on their games marketplace, and they don't want you to return the product/make a consumer complaint. Plus there aren't any bots to worry about when the cost of entry is a few hundred $.
