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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by jstummbillig on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:29PM (#31531464)
A time where you'd borrow a phone from a stranger "for anonymous communication, say as a whistleblower" rates not as ancient but as fictional.
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by godshatter on Friday May 27, 2022 @07:31PM (#31536119)
I wonder how prevalent "turning someone in for a crime anonymously" was before the pay phones disappeared. Now I'm guessing it's damned near impossible.
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