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Big Tech Wants You Trapped. The Open Web Sets You Free
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this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2025
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Back in the old days, you could register an account without giving your phone number. Nowadays, pretty much all the big social medias won't let you register an account without a number. I guess that's not a big problem for people who don't care about privacy, but for me that's a total deal breaker. This means, that there's a huge barrier to entry.
Yeah but who doesn’t have at least a cell phone these days (unless you’re making many accounts)? They’re useful for 2 factor authentication too.
Pretty much everyone has, but that's not the problem here. What if you don't really want to give them a unique identification number like that? What if you don't want them them to know you that well? What if you're not even planning to use your real name at all.