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> I don't really get this. My phone number is apparently already known by every scammer and spammer on earth, which is why I never answer calls from people I do
by slightwinder 5y ago
> I don't really get this. My phone number is apparently already known by every scammer and spammer on earth, which is why I never answer calls from people I don't know, so what am I losing?
The only scammers who know my number are my phone-provider and my mom. Other scammers either never call me, or just don't know the number. Protecting your number is possible.
> Meanwhile, Twitch has had a significant bot spamming problem.
Which can be solved without this. The bot-problem is more about people not using the existing tools well and twitch sucking in their handling. Adding another features they won't use will not make anything better. Especially as the phone-number only rises the bar for bots.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoThe twitch tools for dealing with spam suck ass. You basically get a blacklist of words and follower/subscriber only chat modes.
- slightwinder 5y agoYou can also restrict to following-age, certified e-mail, and some more. That experienced mods do have little to no problems with bot speaks kinda for itself. Additionally, there are also a bunch of requested features on twitch-side which could had defused the problems even more, without opening the privacy-box.
- farmerstan 5y agoAnyone who has your number in their contact list might have uploaded their entire contact list. It literally takes only one person who has your number to reveal your number.