There's tons of different options for 2-factor. Text, email, auto-generating code app, phone call, etc. All it means is to have a second source of login verification beyond the single login you would normally do.
C'mon, you meet so many new friends trying to help you fix up your wrong Amazon billing, or trying to help you with your infected windows PC once the list gets sold to spammers.
Phone numbers are how they can link your account to you and track you down. Anybody dumb enough to add their phone number deserves the consequences they brought upon themselves.
I get they want to keep the spam/fake accounts low. But the phone number verification is annoying. I don't even have cellphone service where I live, let alone want to give my number out to every app that thinks they need it.
Go into your mobile App Store and try either text now or text + or one of the various other free text/call apps? It assigns you a number for the app based on the area code you choose.
It was just a suggestion, I didn’t have to enter my phone number when I created my account on launch night (it never asked me for it) so I can’t confirm wether this would work or not in there.
I saw others complaining about having to enter their phone number on launch night as well so idk, you could be right. Either way, not too worried about it. Government faggots probably already watching us anyways after they changed how they view domestic terrorists to include basic bull shit. Anyone with some of these memes on their phone probably on a watch list.
Why are people so paranoid about giving out their phone number? If the government wants to find me, they know where I live. If I'm trying to hide from the government, I'm not gonna have my phone on me anyway.
They act like it's their social security. To each his own, I can see not wanting to but to be so paranoid really shows how much people misunderstand technology.
You think giving your phone number is going to do anything for anyone? What's the WORST scenario if you put your phone number for verification in your mind?
I'm a shill because I understand technology in modern times?
Look fuck face, don't have an account, by all means. Nobody's forcing you, and I'm certainly not asking for you to have one. I will not be getting an account because I hate social media. But at least be honest with yourself and everyone else and say you don't want one because you're paranoid that giving your phone number out will magically drain your bank account or murder your dog or whatever the fuck you think is going to happen. It's retarded. Nobody gives a fuck about your phone number, dipshit.
If you have a Google account, you can get a free Google Voice number. I used mine, and it worked fine. It's just a throwaway number I use for situations like this. At least Google's good for something.
Truth Social does not want anonymous users, plainly.
“Social media” implies identity. The focus is on individuals with identities.
Anonymous message boards, like this one, focus on discussions. Individual identities do not matter.
As a privacy minded person interested more in discussion than identity, social media services like TS are uninteresting to me. Probably to you as well.
It doesn't have to be polarized. I would love to take my anonymous message board interaction to a format similar to Twitter with "identity" and personality. People create pseudonyms on Twitter all the time and have very popular identities. LOTT, Catturd, et cetera. I would enjoy participating on a platform like that, without all the censorship. I stay on anonymous message boards because like you say, the things that are more important to me are found in places like this. That doesn't mean I enjoy being shut out of the other places, I just accept it.
its only attached to your Google account, which you can have completely fake information on, and you can link 2FA in Google to an external authenticator.
Interesting. Until you posted this whine here I never even considered whether or not I missed you on Truth Social. Now that I'm actually thinking about it I'm now sure I didn't miss you.
Yup. Giving up your phone number is a no go.
never give out your phone number, or you will be stuck with all kinds of 2 factor logins to shit
2-factor is good though.
id prefer over email or with tokens
i get bad cell service
There's tons of different options for 2-factor. Text, email, auto-generating code app, phone call, etc. All it means is to have a second source of login verification beyond the single login you would normally do.
just dont give out your phone number
For online banking, yes.
For memes and pwning libs, no.
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2FA is literally one of the best security measures an end user can ask for.
Over SMS? With no cell signal? Gtfo
Hey look at the retard.
ok you faggot piece of shit
enjoy never being able to rid yourself of a faggot cell phone
LMAO sorry I forgot to add a trigger warning to my comment.
C'mon, you meet so many new friends trying to help you fix up your wrong Amazon billing, or trying to help you with your infected windows PC once the list gets sold to spammers.
Nice one. So true.😃
Yeah they don't ask for phone numbers and birthdays at Gab.
Exactly, so far this place and gab are my go-to
Truth social sounds gay
Censorship plus collecting private data.
Trump has been fucking up lately. The shilling for fake vaccines. Shilling for Oz. Social media that censors just like twatter.
The name is not great
the name is an attempt to usurp the language game. I think its a strong brand name.
2 Corinthians 13:8 (NKJV) For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Dangerous territory labeling everything posted ‘truths.’
Of all the words to debase, they picked the worse one.
Sure. But I think we're already in that territory.
poop emoji
sad face emoji gun emoji
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That would be a good name, I like that
They could call posts "poops"
What this man said.
Phone numbers are how they can link your account to you and track you down. Anybody dumb enough to add their phone number deserves the consequences they brought upon themselves.
How do they track you with your phone number?
They would need law enforcement to subpoena your service provider records... but they have your IP address and browser cookies already.
Ask the 2000 mules people who simply purchased the geotracking information from third parties.
Phone numbers are PID.
How precious
I get they want to keep the spam/fake accounts low. But the phone number verification is annoying. I don't even have cellphone service where I live, let alone want to give my number out to every app that thinks they need it.
Same reason I won't use rumble or signal.
Weird. I have a rumble login. They didn't ask for my phone #. Maybe its app only?
Every app on your phone already has it.
Which is why smart people don’t downloads apps for services that could and should be web based only.
Yeah, and I don't why most of them need it.
Which is why I don't use phone apps.
I enjoy putting my coworkers (leftists) phone numbers on the gop and Trump lists
I didn’t even use my email for this website. I’d never use my phone number
Same here.
They kneel to the Jew. This is just gonna be a honey pot.
Miga is real. MAGA is worth a little miga, but I really wish it could be pure mAga and nothing else
Same
This is where I stopped as well
867-5309
I wouldn't even give them my email. I only did the age verification.
Use a proton mail account...
Truth Social is for civil discourse and SMS verification is one of the easiest ways to combat mass account fraud.
Don't use Truth for shitposting, or hurling insults at each other. Use it to have productive discussions about political issues and current events.
I can do that in the same places I shitpost
Go into your mobile App Store and try either text now or text + or one of the various other free text/call apps? It assigns you a number for the app based on the area code you choose.
Somehow most websites that require verification have these numbers flagged. I can never get any number with text+ to work.
That’s weird.
It was just a suggestion, I didn’t have to enter my phone number when I created my account on launch night (it never asked me for it) so I can’t confirm wether this would work or not in there.
It didn't have to ask you your phone number, you were using an app on an iphone. They had that data from the start.
I saw others complaining about having to enter their phone number on launch night as well so idk, you could be right. Either way, not too worried about it. Government faggots probably already watching us anyways after they changed how they view domestic terrorists to include basic bull shit. Anyone with some of these memes on their phone probably on a watch list.
Interesting
Ditto here! Not getting ALL my damn info. Geez.
Why are people so paranoid about giving out their phone number? If the government wants to find me, they know where I live. If I'm trying to hide from the government, I'm not gonna have my phone on me anyway.
They act like it's their social security. To each his own, I can see not wanting to but to be so paranoid really shows how much people misunderstand technology.
How paranoid exactly? What is the paranoid thought? Please explain
You think giving your phone number is going to do anything for anyone? What's the WORST scenario if you put your phone number for verification in your mind?
I'm just sick of all of it. Can you comprehend that, shill?
I'm a shill because I understand technology in modern times?
Look fuck face, don't have an account, by all means. Nobody's forcing you, and I'm certainly not asking for you to have one. I will not be getting an account because I hate social media. But at least be honest with yourself and everyone else and say you don't want one because you're paranoid that giving your phone number out will magically drain your bank account or murder your dog or whatever the fuck you think is going to happen. It's retarded. Nobody gives a fuck about your phone number, dipshit.
Privacy.
You sound stupid
Cool. You sound paranoid or guilty of something.
No, I don't. You're just a shill faggot
Just create a fake google phone number for free and use it for shit like this
Don't use google for shit, period.
Sent from Android
If you have a Google account, you can get a free Google Voice number. I used mine, and it worked fine. It's just a throwaway number I use for situations like this. At least Google's good for something.
So it's still connected back to your number, just an extra step
You don't have to have forwarding enabled... but either way the point is moot. Phone number is verification is way more reliable.
Verification for what purpose? It's just words on a screen. No verification should be necessary.
Truth Social does not want anonymous users, plainly.
“Social media” implies identity. The focus is on individuals with identities.
Anonymous message boards, like this one, focus on discussions. Individual identities do not matter.
As a privacy minded person interested more in discussion than identity, social media services like TS are uninteresting to me. Probably to you as well.
It doesn't have to be polarized. I would love to take my anonymous message board interaction to a format similar to Twitter with "identity" and personality. People create pseudonyms on Twitter all the time and have very popular identities. LOTT, Catturd, et cetera. I would enjoy participating on a platform like that, without all the censorship. I stay on anonymous message boards because like you say, the things that are more important to me are found in places like this. That doesn't mean I enjoy being shut out of the other places, I just accept it.
Different tools for different uses.
I gave my number and nothing happed to me. No spam text or emails.
Not the point
I got to this part, never received the text message and then did the same, fuck all social media anyway
I entered my phone number on Twitter. Then I started getting people recommendations for people who were in my address book.
because you used the twitter app on your phone... which has access to your contacts....
Nope. Was using it on a pc.
I did it...because Trump already has my phone number. I get texts all day long for the past 4 years.
I'm not worried about Donald Trump having my number. He would never call me anyway.
This is good; it is a bot-prevention measure.
There are many other ways
none as easy and reliable.
your phone number already exists in hundreds of databases online. if you don't change your number frequently then you aren't beating any system.
You sound bizarrely invested in wanting me to "just dooo it"
Creepy. Nah.
Top sequit!
Gab.com
I'm AnointedVisions on Gab
Get a google number? In the end... We're all in the database.
555-555-5555 maybe
I'm sure it then sends a text to verify
use a fake google voice number like I did
Which correlates to your phone which uniquely identifies you
its only attached to your Google account, which you can have completely fake information on, and you can link 2FA in Google to an external authenticator.
learn to code.
.. you don't have a fake #? I have 7
Your phone number is 555-555-5555
And when they send a verification text to that number, I can't reply
Sounds like shitty programming to me. Use GAB instead.
Twitter is full of bots so it’s all rigged and against us. Also I shouldn’t have to prove I’m a real person to join a social media site.
Shut up FUD puppet
(Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
What
Watching idiots pretend their phone number is some important state secret is hilarious to watch.
I didn't say it was an important state secret. Can you show me an example of someone saying that?
You did by acting like it's some super sensitive piece of information that needs to be guarded by the scary Twitter clone.
You know they publish phone numbers in books right? They even used to bring them to your door every year.
Interesting. Until you posted this whine here I never even considered whether or not I missed you on Truth Social. Now that I'm actually thinking about it I'm now sure I didn't miss you.
Okay
It’s easy to get a burner number, verify with it, and move on.
Easy like a weekend chore
Nothing spells freedom like having to buy a burner phone to enjoy it.b
A burner phone number….not a phone, idiot.
Point might not be "easy or not".
Point might be "too intrusive".
I know it is for me.
And that's a matter of principle, not a matter of how "easy" it is to get around.
Do you understand why all these outlets want a phone number?
Nah, it's to counter the wave of spambot fuckheads. It's the best solution so far, even though it has obvious flaws.
woah woah woah! calm down with those facts you bigot
Show me an instance
You forgot parler?
Yeah why would commies ever want that
Yep. Do you?
hint: it's not just about "two factor identification"
Then what else? I’m not going to hold your hand through this phone number conspiracy theory. End of the day it’s to generate ad revenue. Period.
It's all little micro-meta-data that adds up to something the left WILL amalgamate into profiles for every human being and use for harassment
Not really. Ad revenue. Money, money, money. They can easily access what you post here without you having supplied a number, so what’s the difference?
"not really"
Okay homo
Social credit system
How easy exactly?
Not easy enough to waste my time on a site that demands that information from me in the first place.
Fuck Truth Social
Yep