Oops, lost access to my little used Instagram account.

My options to authenticate my new phone are a) approve on previous (wiped) device, b) receive a WhatsApp message (I don't have WhatsApp), or c) use a code I apparently wrote down earlier.

I don't really get this thing with specifying Whats App as a way to send a code, it's not the first time I've seen it. #HateThemAll

@thomasbeagle it’s a Facebook thang. Seems to appear on all Meta owned stuff, presumably to encourage you to use yet another Meta product.