Post #1957246
2026-05-04 08:25 UTC
@bonkers @yojimbo @davep @signalapp Sadly, that’s the critical point. Imagine if Mastodon would require your smartphone number to sign-up, it just loses its purpose. Smartphone number is an identifier, linked to your ID.
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@yojimbo@masto.hackers.town 2026-05-05 00:19
@knoppix95 @bonkers @davep @signalapp I understand what you're looking for - anonymity comes when you chose your own username/identifier. However, anonymity wasn't a design goal for Signal, and probably still isn't. In the case of anonymity, it's often "lose your phone, lose your identity", and that isn't easy for the mass public audience. There's nothing wrong with anonymity :-) it's a great goal.