There was a bug for a while (not sure how long) when account signup with email didn't work. It was going through fine but after everything was set up, you could

There was a bug for a while (not sure how long) when account signup with email didn't work. It was going through fine but after everything was set up, you couldn't continue without phone number and it would not activate your account. I'm not even sure if it was a bug or just a test how many people would continue?