Discord requires a phone number to create an account now.
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Fuck 😡
Walls are closing in.
Phone # is the new SSN
There is a huge black market for mobile phone numbers.
Any links?
don't need it. won't use it
Discord is easily the worst network currently offered. I can’t even believe people use it.
Soon ID-Check too
I have never liked that app.
Lol
oof
now? Did this change recently?
I don't know, the last time I tried to create an account was 9 years ago.
If only a tool in the universe existed that solved this problem.
flotilla.social comes close (sans all the gamer-focused features)
Not that new, I ran into that last year.
They have required a phone number for a long time. Especially if using a VPN/tor/whatever IP masking
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I've never seen a mago's note
Yeah they've done this since a couple of years back at least. I tried to join a discord of a FOSS projects back then. They immediately banned my account until I could add a phone number. 🤡
I've had the same situation and when I do actually provide an actual phone number they say it's invalid.
This is why #nostr feels like a desperate breath of fresh air
Yes... Cringe. But at least US numbers from https://lnvpn.net/phone-numbers work. For 1,500 sats.
Never liked discord
"NOSTR AND PERSONAL INFORMATION"
"One of the differences between nostr and other apps such as tiktok is that personal information such as phone numbers and email address are not asked by nostr whilst apps such as tiktok, twitter and Facebook demand this. Apps such as session don't ask for personal information which is a consequence and phone calls can be done without a phone number being given. This is a result of WhatsApp letting users call other users without sim card charges."
I refused to sign up with my email, definitely not giving them my phone number.
Discord employees review and disclose “private” chats for entertainment. They disclose chats along with user and device metadata for ideological purposes. It’s for the best that they set expectations by requiring phone numbers.
