@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2026-09-24 15:09 UTC
[Uh, no.] Signal now allows signups without phone numbers -- BUT you have to pay a $2.99 fee to Google to do so!
You have to pay a fee in the Signal Android app! Uh, no.
#signal #google
Replies (3)
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@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org 2026-09-24 15:12
At this stage of the game, it seems incredibly stupid for #Signal to require people to set up a payment method with #Google to permit people to sign up for Signal without using a phone number. Better not to even offer that option than to force that behavior given that Google has gone full MAGA and really can't be trusted anymore.
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@EugestShirley@m.ai6yr.org 2026-09-24 15:15
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org No. So if they can't track you through your number, so then they'll just track you through your payment? No.
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@rothko@beige.party 2026-09-24 22:48
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org WHAT?! have they lost their minds?!