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Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule). But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: The fact that they ...
    • flatbieldEnglish
      4•18 days ago

      You can share a name or handle now but I think you still need the phone number otherwise though you no longer have to share it.

      • @easily3667@lemmus.orgEnglish
        2•18 days ago

        Yep, the number is still required as a bs “are you human” check, but signal doesn’t stop you from using gvoice or other voip services like twilio.

    • poVoq
      6•18 days ago

      No, it still requires a phone number, but you can hide your phone numbers from other users now.