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Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor(www.reuters.com)

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Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.works
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Signal needs a phone number though

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Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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They did away with that some time ago.

EDIT: To clarify, it no longer shows the number.

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

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Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub
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They never stopped requiring a phone number to sign up.

They just let you hide this from other users now

I’m planning to get a prepaid burner to try signal but I’m a bit concerned about the fact my contacts are associated with a phone #

We are using simplex ATM

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Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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Yes. I clarified that in a different comment. My original reply was not meant as “Signal is the best solution” but as a heads up that Proton Stealth can not only bypass the block but also disguise the traffic if you want to continue using Signal.

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Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.works
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That’s not really the issue though, if you want to stay anonymous and not tell the government you use signal, since sms is insecure

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Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Works with VoIP numbers though

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