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[-] scytale@piefed.zip 15 points 1 month ago

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.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep, that's the bullshit they always say. Fortunately it's easy to see through this PR shite

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