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Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames by hexage1814 on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @06:03PM (#39448140)
>and requiring them inserts a barrier to mass account creation that can keep spam accounts

Well, an even better barrier to reduce spam would be Signal to require some official ID of people...

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Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @06:21PM (#39448294)
But that's also a barrier to actual users, which would be counter-productive.
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