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Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by markdown on Thursday August 27, 2020 @06:06AM (#24291969)
You can't create a Google account these days without a phone number, and you can't reuse phone numbers. Worse, in my country, you need to register to get a phone number (anonymous /unregistered sims were outlawed a few years ago).
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by mclehman on Thursday August 27, 2020 @03:39PM (#24297747)
I was just able to create a new google account with no phone number.
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by markdown on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:23PM (#24300205)
Interesting. Must be a geographic restriction.
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by nnt38 on Monday August 31, 2020 @09:15AM (#24331116)
You don't need a phone number. But it is not obvious how you can get an account without one.
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by krageon on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:45AM (#24292675)
You can get digital disposable phone numbers online
Re:Why Johnny Won't Upgrade by wolco on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:05AM (#24292812)
Google/Facebook block those.