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Re:Signal commit Username Integration Test by transcriptase on Thursday October 19, 2023 @04:37PM (#37948383)
Post something like a prom dress for sale online and observe the messages you get from weird perverted men.

Then ask yourself if they should have a sellers real phone number.

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Re:Signal commit Username Integration Test by tech_ken on Thursday October 19, 2023 @04:40PM (#37948427)
But why not just use an email address or something for that case? I get how it would be ideal (and myself desire) to have one messaging tool which works in all cases, but it doesn't seem like a massive failure specifically of Signal to not work for this usage. Certainly not one large enough to warrant the torrent of comments I see any time Signal gets mentioned on HN
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