Comment by lxgr
2 years ago
Nobody is demanding them to stop supporting phone numbers as identifiers/verification methods.
I'm not mad at all if somebody prefers using their phone number and not having a password for a service – just give me the option to use my email address and/or a username.
There are too many "phone number only" services out there these days.
Usernames are currently available in beta, the post I was replying to wondered if SMS verification could be removed because it's expensive.
> Nobody is demanding them to stop supporting phone numbers as identifiers/verification methods.
Plenty of people are, and for good reasons.