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minus-square@Poutinetown@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•8 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@feddit.ukcakelinkfedilinkEnglish7•8 months agoYou still need a phone number to sign up, so there shouldn’t be any increase in spam
minus-square@sqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilink4•8 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@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-28 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.