Post #3002297

2024-03-05 18:44 UTC

@signalapp@mastodon.world Thank you, Signal. Personally, I'm not chatting with anyone I don't trust with my phone number. I'm also from a generation where we had phone books; my number is public anyway. But I can see how this new username feature appeals to younger generations, and I'd love to communicate with my teenagers at some point - so, well done! 😊

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@trtmn@masto.trtmn.io 2024-03-06 01:02

@oldrup@mastodon.green @signalapp@mastodon.world I'm generally not chatting with people I don't share my info with either. But this makes it much more appealing to join groups who may have diverse views on things where you don't want to get harassed about something. or want to be able to quietly leave and "disappear into the void" Also it lets me add a "hit me up on Signal" button to my website without exposing my phone number to the world - which is lovely for me. I get enough spam. 😂

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@pabloscloud@mozilla.social 2024-03-06 21:05

@oldrup@mastodon.green @signalapp@mastodon.world it's great for chat groups where one doesn't necessarily want everyone to know the phone number imho

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@Gjoel@mstdn.dk 2024-03-08 22:03

@oldrup@mastodon.green @signalapp@mastodon.world - Probably more important, do you want to chat with everyone who has your number? Not everyone does, and this can help them keep their signal account more private.

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