Ask HN: Does Instagram suspend accounts just to get their phone numbers?

I registered for an Instagram account today. Immediately after I signed in for the first time, I was suspended due to violating the Community Guidelines. I appealed, which they require a phone number to do so. After verifying my phone number, I was immediately redirected to an unsuspended page. "We reviewed your account and found that it does follow our Community Guidelines." It happened too fast for a human to have been involved. I've heard of this happening recently to other people as well[1].

Is this a required flow in order to siphon phone numbers from new accounts without making it "required" on the sign up page?

1: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2023/8/4.html