Something like this happened to me. It certainly prompted me to look for alternatives (e.g., Mastodon). You can start small: sign into Twitter every other month. IIRC, this will decrease the number of active users they report to investors.
Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
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#12This is the new norm... expect all services to require phone numbers due to spam and propaganda.
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#13This is the new norm... expect all services to require phone numbers due to spam and propaganda.
Previously, we didn't even require a full name. A few idiots always ruin it for everyone.
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#15Twitter should have imploded years ago. No one seems to remember that Donald Trump saved Twitter. It was for sale and couldn't find a buyer, no one wanted the CEO position so they bribed the old CEO to step back in, losing TONS of money. Then the at time presidential candidate used Twitter to market his campaign. It's harmful social commentary that forces people/media/influences/etc to use catchy one-liners to spike…
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#16Re: Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
#17This is the new norm... expect all services to require phone numbers due to spam and propaganda.
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#18Something like this happened to me. It certainly prompted me to look for alternatives (e.g., Mastodon). You can start small: sign into Twitter every other month. IIRC, this will decrease the number of active users they report to investors.
are daily active users not a thing that are reported to investors