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I feel like the issue with the post you mention was the absence of recourse rather than the locking out itself.

>>dpatte+(OP)
Absolutely. The escalation chain is its own attack vector, but it should exist.

>>dpatte+(OP)
That definitely exacerbates the issue, but I don't think it's fair to claim that the absence of recourse is the _only_ problem. If you have limited cell service, limited connectivity, or limited time, then the account being locked can be a significant burden that completely blocks whatever opportunity you were trying to take advantage of. Note that the response time even for newsworthy account locking events is still on the order of hours to days.