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Re:Ev Williams to step down from Medium by hyeomans on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:35PM (#32076626)
I just created my account @ Medium and got this weird sign-up follow up page:

https://imgur.com/a/ItWEJoI

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Re:Ev Williams to step down from Medium by etc-hosts on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @06:44PM (#32076734)
are you complaining that Medium wants your email address to identify you?

Fight the good fight I guess.

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Re:Ev Williams to step down from Medium by nomel on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:25PM (#32077112)
In my experience, if it's not somewhat of a pain to sign up, I know the platform will be completely filled with spam.
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Re:Ev Williams to step down from Medium by prawn on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @07:57PM (#32077369)
Isn't this a completely normal sign-up flow? Seen it many times.
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Re:Ev Williams to step down from Medium by Kye on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:14PM (#32078652)
The website you're on right now doesn't require an email address.
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