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Because I don't want to give a phone number to facebook or twitter just to have an account to read some content.
by l72 5y ago
Because I don't want to give a phone number to facebook or twitter just to have an account to read some content.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoIt slows down (but doesn’t completely prevent) the creation of spam and grief accounts. It’s a tradeoff I’m willing to make.
- sseagull 5y agoBut the user is not interested in posting (or they would have an account already). They are only creating an account because twitter is making them. Twitter doesn't seem to have an option of a read-only account, where a phone number is only required to post.
- NikolaeVarius 5y agoThen don't use it
- 90d 5y agoThey don't ask for a phone number until you post something that alerts the Ministry of Truth. Then your home page and any page you try to visit is replaced with a form to verify who you are. I have four accounts that have been soft-locked this way. The whole point in my use is I do not want an identity tied to them.