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Re: Signal commit Username Integration Test

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What are we looking at here?

Signal at the moment requires a phone number. People don't like that e.g. for privacy reasons. Signal said they'll eventually support usernames, this is a signal that there's progress.

Signal will still require a phone number for registration. You will be able to hide your phone number and use a username instead.

Re: Signal commit Username Integration Test

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You can’t have a social network without usernames!

Signal isn’t a social network… it’s a messaging app.

I mean, I dont agree with the person you are replying to, but signal absolutely is a social network. Its a network you use to communicate socially.

You can argue its not social media, but I think the stories feature definitely puts it on the social media spectrum to some degree.

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