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In Germany and other countries you have to show government ID to get a GSM number. Phone numbers are like bank accounts: strongly linked to official name and identity.

This advice is bullshit.




But you can abandon a number after you registered on Twitter. Doesn't help against agencies but against scrappers


My very recent experience contradicts this. I removed my number and was immediately locked out until I added it back.


I don't think you tell Twitter that you canceled your cell phone contract. They don't need to know.


They mean you can get a different phone number, not remove it from twitter.


Ah, I misunderstood that comment entirely. This makes more sense


Doesn't that make account takeovers easy?


My social media accounts are all disposable, so it doesn't really matter to me.


Sure. You understand how that's not necessarily the case for many other people, right?




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