Adafruit is currently requiring a verified account with two-factor authentication enabled in order to purchase certain high-demand products, such as Raspberry Pi computers, due to a large number of bot-purchasers making it difficult for Makers and Engineers to order these products.
https://learn.adafruit.com/how-to-set-up-2-factor-authentication-on-adafruit/pi-2fa-f-a-q
March 25, 2022 Adafruit Doubles Security to Prevent Raspberry Pi Bot Sales https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adafruit-two-factor-security-for-raspberry-pi
March 23, 2022 Bots are making it difficult for people to order Raspberry Pi computers, says Adafruit https://www.zdnet.com/article/bots-are-making-it-difficult-for-people-to-order-raspberry-pi-computers-says-adafruit/
Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com
LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord
Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit
Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe