Request Chinese Social Media Account (Weibo)

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  1. YaDo

    YaDo Active Member

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    Hi everyone, I want to create an account on weibo so I can follow my favorite authors. But the weibo international app or the weibo homepage on pc don't accept my non-Chinese phone number. I read up on this and it seems like a soft block was implemented by many social media apps.
    So, how do I sign up for weibo?
    Should I buy a Chinese phone number online to receive the sms code?
    I'd appreciate your responses.
     
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    IceLight303 Well-Known Member

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    I would also like to know. I've never been able to get a weibo.
     
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    Thank you for your reply! I tried the email option but unfortunately the website still asks for my phone number. It says, "To avoid malicious registration, verify your phone number." This option might've worked a few years ago.
     
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    Assuming that you already change the dropdown from China to your country:
    1. Turn off your phone security software for a while.
    2. If your phone has dual sim, turn it off and remove the one that you did not want to bind to the Weibo Account.

    I'm not sure if it has anything related to the social experiment with Tencent before but it truly did get more difficult than ever to register lmao.
    When the SMS verification is not received, there may be the following situations:
    1. Mobile phone security software interception
    The verification code SMS is intercepted into the trash, please open the trash to view.
    2. Carrier channel failure
    This situation will cause the SMS to be sent delayed, please be patient or click to re-obtain the verification code.
    3. The mobile phone number is down, overdue or the SMS box storage is full.
    4. The current mobile phone number is inconsistent with the Weibo registered or bound mobile phone number, and the SMS will be sent to the original mobile phone number;
    5, dual SIM dual standby mobile phone
    It is recommended to only insert the phone card that receives the verification code into the mobile phone to try.

    After obtaining the verification code during SMS verification, the following errors may occur:
    If you cannot receive a verification code after turning on two-factor login verification and replacing your mobile phone number,
    you can click here for details and solutions.
    If you cannot receive a verification code when changing your phone number, please click here for details and solutions.

    If this content is helpful to you, please click [Useful] in the lower left corner of the page and look forward to your feedback~
    1.The verification code exceeds the limit of the number of times;
    2. Please try it after 24 hours.

    Source: Weibo

    That said, I'll try to attempt registering and get back to this thread.
     
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  6. YaDo

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    Wow, thank you very much for your reply! I'll take the time to check out this method, it looks like it might work.
    Edit: It still says "invalid phone number," even if I type in the phone numbers of friends it says the same thing. I'm also not forgetting to remove the 0 for the country code from the menu. Sigh.
     
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    That's such a pain. :cry: I just remembered my attempt in creating WeChat a few days ago. I browsed various techniques just to bypass the verification code but it did not work.
     
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    I'm sorry to hear that. :sweating_profusely: I hope someone in this forum can provide light to that issue.
     
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    The last time, wb didnt ask for ph nbr.
    Aah...can i still acess mine?
     
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    I'm having a hard time too. I found a post saying you could register on weibo with a qq or taobao account. Well, I managed to create a taobao account but weibo no longer accepts it as a log in option.
    I spent an entire evening on this... :bloborz:
     
  11. UnknownSaint171

    UnknownSaint171 To Something Sounds Cooler

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    Yeah I too wish I could see what my favorite authors are thinking. Sadly it sounds hard.
     
  12. YaDo

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    Did someone succeed? If yes, how'd you sign up? :blob_plusone:
     
  13. pass1478

    pass1478 I'm in Despair!

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    Use counterfeit numbers (temporary fake numbers). There should be some sites that offer those @YaDo
     
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  14. YaDo

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    Thanks for your reply, I've been looking into this method recently and haven't succeeded yet. I would pay for a private sms service but most sites only accept credit cards or crypto currency.
    @pass1478 is there any site you'd recommend, most sites I tried didn't receive weibo's sms.
     
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    pass1478 I'm in Despair!

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    Don't you only need the number for the verification number? Just use free sites

    It may take some time to find numbers that aren't too used, but it shouldn't take too long
     
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    Would that be saved? I think you'll need the number again in the future besides from using it as a login (OTPs and such).

    Any update on this? Were you able to still login?
     
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    :blob_plusone: for updates or helpful advice!
    Edit: this guide might help someone out.
     
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    Gavent tried to log.
     
  19. xiao Yi

    xiao Yi I told you to forget me but you stayed by my side.

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    SAME QUESTION !! (´⊙ω⊙`)
     
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