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publius 5 months ago
0xchat is similar in some ways
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Owner_of_donky 5 months ago
They have required a phone number for a long time. Especially if using a VPN/tor/whatever IP masking
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jhog57 5 months ago
it is only the beginning print yourself some firearms
Yeah they've done this since a couple of years back at least. I tried to join a discord of a FOSS projects back then. They immediately banned my account until I could add a phone number. 🤡
"NOSTR AND PERSONAL INFORMATION" "One of the differences between nostr and other apps such as tiktok is that personal information such as phone numbers and email address are not asked by nostr whilst apps such as tiktok, twitter and Facebook demand this. Apps such as session don't ask for personal information which is a consequence and phone calls can be done without a phone number being given. This is a result of WhatsApp letting users call other users without sim card charges."
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Discord requires a phone number to create an account now.
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PixelBob 4 months ago
I refused to sign up with my email, definitely not giving them my phone number.
Discord employees review and disclose “private” chats for entertainment. They disclose chats along with user and device metadata for ideological purposes. It’s for the best that they set expectations by requiring phone numbers.