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minus-squarecooopsspace@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoNever had a spam message
minus-squarePoutinetown@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 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-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoYou still need a phone number to sign up, so there shouldn’t be any increase in spam
minus-squaresqgl@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 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-squareloki@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agothey’re going with numbers along with usernames, kinda like discord to reduce spam. I hope they work.
Never had a spam message
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.