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minus-square Poutinetown ( @Poutinetown@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink1•11 months agoI imagine unrestricted usernames would make spam easier than with phone numbers. I’m just hoping they have a way to control this.
minus-square smeg ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish7•11 months agoYou still need a phone number to sign up, so there shouldn’t be any increase in spam
minus-square sqgl ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink4•11 months agoSimpleX has no phone number but I get no spam because only people I send a one-time invite code to can contact me. There is no directory of usernames.
minus-square loki ( @loki@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-211 months agothey’re going with numbers along with usernames, kinda like discord to reduce spam. I hope they work.
I imagine unrestricted usernames would make spam easier than with phone numbers. I’m just hoping they have a way to control this.
You still need a phone number to sign up, so there shouldn’t be any increase in spam
SimpleX has no phone number but I get no spam because only people I send a one-time invite code to can contact me. There is no directory of usernames.
Makes sense!
they’re going with numbers along with usernames, kinda like discord to reduce spam. I hope they work.