Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number

Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number by thinkloop on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @12:37AM (#19489338)

I'm surprised that no nation or union (ie EU) has fought this. If people exchange phone numbers, are they also giving each other implicit rights to share them with anyone else? If not, shouldn't platforms that enable this en mass be reprimanded for it?

It is currently impossible to remain anonymous, regardless of whether you participate in the system or not.

In my case, given the density of my network on social media, and their propensity to fall for dark patterns that siphon private information - had I never owned a computer and lived off the grid, all the major tech companies would still know my: name, age, address, contact info, hometown, family members, income bracket, ethnicity, general dna (many family members did dna tests), and more.

Shouldn't I have a say in any of that? Shouldn't things like address book importing be restricted/illegal?

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Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number by craftyguy on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @01:17AM (#19489478)

> I'm surprised that no nation or union (ie EU) has fought this.

Why would any politician fight this? It's a platform they all use to gain/sustain popularity, and it's the official national communication channel for the US.

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