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Discord has always had dark patterns which basically ban anonymity. If you aren't fingerprintable enough (using VPN, etc) they will force you to enter a phone n
by digiown 8mo ago
Discord has always had dark patterns which basically ban anonymity. If you aren't fingerprintable enough (using VPN, etc) they will force you to enter a phone number. They also encourage guild admins to require it, although it is technically a choice.
- nerdsniper 8mo agoYeah any level of "anonymity" on Discord died long ago, if it ever existed in the first place. For me, any platform which doesn't enforce Tor is considered very NOT anonymous - even if its accessible through Tor, I don't trust it that much if I'm one of the only people actually using Tor to access the platform. SimpleX seems trustworthy enough, with thoughtful design decisions, even if it fails my "forced tor" requirement. I haven't spent the time to dive into Session's architecture, but it's on my to-do list, currently the marketing copy makes it look like the best choice.
- SapporoChris 8mo agoI have used Discord for a number of years always via VPN and I've never given away my phone number.
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- subscribed 8mo agoI've been using two separate accounts, also always via VPN. My account was immediately blocked until I provided a phone number (doable but a chore to have a private number). Same with the other account. An attempt to remove an "optional" and totally not mandatory phone number results in immediate account block "for my own security" and a request for the number. You might be an outlier.
- stubish 8mo agoThere are servers that require a phone number to have been provided, I think in an attempt to stop harassment and sock puppets.
- RHSeeger 8mo agoI've been blocked from joining the discord of some games I play because I refuse to enter a phone number.
- 7777332215 8mo agoPhone text checks only stop people who don't know they can be easily bypassed anonymously
- subscribed 8mo agoEasily but it's such a CHORE, especially if you want to make it in the safe way (so can't release the number), especially with the services like Instagram, which first sends the code to the WhatsApp on this number (!!!!) and then offers sending a text (meaning if you actually provide this number to Instagram, someone who already configured it in their WhatsApp will take over your account).