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Signal registration without a phone number now available in Android beta (but payment required!) (aboutsignal.com)
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Signal has started rolling out Signal Login, an optional registration method that allows users to create a Signal account without providing a phone number. The feature will be rolled out first on Android and will come to iOS later.

As we previously reported, Signal Login is not a free alternative registration method. Signal requires users who choose to register without a phone number to make a one-time payment. The price at launch is $2.99 / € 3.49, although this may vary by region and currency.

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[–] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

Just a heads up that the SimpleX founder, Evgeny Poberezkin, unfortunately has ties to right-wing groups.

Evgeny is a supporter of the far-right populist Reform UK party, and the Donald Trump administration. In 2024, he donated to the Reform UK party on behalf of SimpleX chat and boosted Tommy Robinson, a far-right, anti-Islam activist and convicted violent criminal, and his support of violent far-right riots in the UK.[

On X, Evgeny frequently boosts far-right politicians, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, climate change denial, and transphobic and otherwise bigoted rhetoric.

SimpleX has received a $1M donation from Jack Dorsey in the wake of changes to Telegram that promised to crack down on far-right extremism on the app.

Also @sonalder@lemmy.ml and @lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml

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