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Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know by getcrunk on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:46PM (#32474418)
With your username?
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Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know by dcow on Monday August 15, 2022 @03:47PM (#32474451)
How do you text a username?
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Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know by Volundr on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:12PM (#32474772)
By opening signal, putting in the username and sending a text. Signal only uses MMS as a fallback when communicating with someone not on signal. When both parties are on signal SMS/MMS is not used. Presumably they are OK with not being able to communicate with people not on signal.
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Re:Twilio incident: What Signal users need to know by sofixa on Monday August 15, 2022 @04:42PM (#32475089)
Why do you need to text? Sending messages without the arcane UX and unreliability of old school SMS or the tries at improving it(RCS) is simply better.
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