Comment by charcircuit
2 years ago
Phone verification does have value in adopting the network effects of phone numbers and integrity by making it harder to mass create accounts.
2 years ago
Phone verification does have value in adopting the network effects of phone numbers and integrity by making it harder to mass create accounts.
It would have very particular ethical trade-offs, but they could just make signing up without a phone number a paid option. That has the advantage of actually turning a cost center into a profit center, at the distinct disadvantage of creating a moral hazard by the exact same virtue.
Right, it's a way to create a cost barrier without anyone giving Signal a credit card directly.