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meh. without the mandatory mobile verification, twitter is simply pointless to use via tor. maybe you are registered via mobile in a different country and you a

meh. without the mandatory mobile verification, twitter is simply pointless to use via tor. maybe you are registered via mobile in a different country and you are currently in a hostile nation. if you are registered in the same country you are in, speaking against the government is pointless. maybe there is a usecase, i dont know. i stopped twitter back in 2013 i think. the signal to noise ratio was difficult back then, i cant imagine what it is now. sorry.

neilalexander 5y ago
It's not about accessing Twitter anonymously. It's about being able to access Twitter when ISP-level blocking is in place.
- 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
  i would disagree. ISPs "generally" do not willy nilly restrict access to websites out of pleasure. it is either those anti-piracy shenanigans or other than that almost always government mandated. if a government DOES NOT want you to use twitter, your using it signifies to them you are a person of interest and they can put more efforts into finding you. i know because i have been a subject to those enquiries. They are not fun
unixbane 5y ago
> without the mandatory mobile verification, twitter is simply pointless to use via tor. i literally cannot understand your post. why would you ever want mobile verification unless for (crappy) 2fa purposes?
- 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
  because twitter is "forcing" you to give them mobile number for saving their asses when governments knock on their doors.
- NikolaNovak 5y ago
  It's not well phrased; I think OP is trying to say that if/since you cannot pass Twitter's mandatory mobile verification, you can't do anything on Twitter anyway, so Tor is pointless. I could be mis-interpreting. I agree that supporting Tor, but mandating phone, are completely contradictory stances for a platform to take. None of the posts here so far about "circumventing ISP blocks" feel persuasive or even realistic - if ISP is blocking platform such as twitter, they are doing it for a reason, and 9 times out of 10, that reason extends to you not wanting to give up your phone.

neilalexander 5y ago

It's not about accessing Twitter anonymously. It's about being able to access Twitter when ISP-level blocking is in place.

2Gkashmiri 5y ago
i would disagree. ISPs "generally" do not willy nilly restrict access to websites out of pleasure. it is either those anti-piracy shenanigans or other than that almost always government mandated. if a government DOES NOT want you to use twitter, your using it signifies to them you are a person of interest and they can put more efforts into finding you. i know because i have been a subject to those enquiries. They are not fun

unixbane 5y ago

> without the mandatory mobile verification, twitter is simply pointless to use via tor. i literally cannot understand your post. why would you ever want mobile verification unless for (crappy) 2fa purposes?

2Gkashmiri 5y ago
because twitter is "forcing" you to give them mobile number for saving their asses when governments knock on their doors.
NikolaNovak 5y ago
It's not well phrased; I think OP is trying to say that if/since you cannot pass Twitter's mandatory mobile verification, you can't do anything on Twitter anyway, so Tor is pointless. I could be mis-interpreting. I agree that supporting Tor, but mandating phone, are completely contradictory stances for a platform to take. None of the posts here so far about "circumventing ISP blocks" feel persuasive or even realistic - if ISP is blocking platform such as twitter, they are doing it for a reason, and 9 times out of 10, that reason extends to you not wanting to give up your phone.