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Signal is working on registration without a phone number. But what form will it take?
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this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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The article says their main reason is spam/abuse, as requiring a phone number adds some sort of gate to lessen that. Emails are easier to create en-masse. I don’t agree with using phone numbers either, I’m just relaying their reasons.
Yep, that's the bullshit they always say. Fortunately it's easy to see through this PR shite