I have avoided joining Twitter because of privacy concerns. But because so much information of the news is found on Twitter, I finally broke down and opened a Twitter account so I can comment on other Tweets.
When I set up my account I purposely refrained from giving my phone number, and used an alt email account instead. After getting set up I was playing with the follow and trying to figure out the unfollow. Within minutes my new account was locked and I had to prove I was a human and not a bot. To re-open the account I had to give my phone number - there was no option for my email - to get a new access code.
I am really mad. I almost decided to just forget the account, but I checked to see if I could still read other people's twitter feed. Instead it always brought me to the locked page. So without giving my phone number, I could not even read other people's tweets.
I think this is a con job. First, to force me give my phone number, which can then doxx me, and second, to capture my IP address. Am I wrong in my thinking?
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[–] BeauDacious ago
even if you dont really like them. google voice serves a great purpose. it can be setuip to receive actual phone calls when needed and just ignored the rest of the time.
I dont have it installed on my phone. but i do constantly give out that number to all the shit that requires a telephone number. Cable bill... google voice, insurance... google voice, electric company... google voice.... so on and so forth. Keeps these fucks out of my life and lets me access their shit when i want to.
[–] Pol-itical-crap [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I avoid Google like the plague. Thanks for the info, tho