I dont beleive it.
From my own experiences of trying to open my first FarceBook account last week, how many of those closed accounts are genuine people??
TimeLine
Tuesday 14th August: 10:30AM BST.
Under pressure from family and friends I bite the bullet, hold my nose and create a FarceBook account
Tuesday 14 August 10:35AM BST.
Before even having a chance to upload a profile photo, my account is "locked for suspicious activity". I am prompted to upload a photo showing who I am, which I do................................................
How are they going to know its me when I never even had a chance to add a profile photo??
Thursday 16 August, 2PM BST
After checking every few hours, I find my account is now unlocked, so proceed to upload 3 photos, add a like to my daughters dance studio, and send friend requests to family members.
Thursday 16 August 2:30PM BST
My account is locked "for suspicious activity", and I am prompted to give my mobile phone number, so a verification code can be sent; I due so, enter the code and ...............................................
Tuesday 21st August 10AM BST
My account is now apparently permanently locked, but I AM getting targeted spam adverts on the mobile I gave them.
Rinse and repeat another FIVE TIMES, using real names, made up names, genuine email accounts, freshly created accounts. None last more than 1 hour, and one was blocked the SECOND I entered the email verification code.
Go figure.