Comment on Bluesky opens to public registration

Vub@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To make sure you are real.

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  • ombremad@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Sure, that’s the reason. I believe that.

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  • Vub@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    There are better ways to confirm someone is a human. If they would not just want to gather personal user data instead, which apparently is the case.

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    • Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Like which? Overall requesting a phone number has quickly become the most reliable and simplest way to ensure someone is human.

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      • Vub@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I don’t use any service that requires a phone number, which even does that anymore? I guess Facebook, Instagram, Twitter? That’s surely just to track you. It is very easy to spoof a mobile number, the regular old confirm security code per email works just as well. Or just do email register + 2fa with an authenticator app or passkey.

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• donescobar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Ages ago I got a spam Gmail account with a google voice number I also use for this type spam bs!

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  • Vub@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Those aren’t available to register anymore though, are they?

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