Don't ask me for a phone number and I'll use it.
this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2025
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When did WhatsApp start allowing signups without a phone number?
No clue. Never even tried to use it since it's a Meta product. I was referring to Signal's phone # requirement being a non-starter.
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I would like nothing more, but so few of my contact group are willing to switch away... despite all of Meta's bullshit. I resent being made to use it whilst their AI/ads encroach further and further.
How about Delta Chat? At least as secure as Signal, open source, and decentralized.
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Anyone using Session? I finally got most of my friends and family on Signal so I'm not gonna switch but I just heard about it, seems pretty good.
Basically Signal but without the weakness of a phone number & runs on a Tor-like network. It's still a work-in-progress thing but you CAN use it to send messages
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