Why Signal Requires a Phone Number

Why does Signal require a phone number? 75 / 9 / 2 This simple question is what makes Signal shrills seethe all the time.

A text meme asks why the Signal messaging app requires a phone number. The joke is that this seemingly simple privacy question supposedly makes Signal supporters seethe, mocking the app’s privacy-focused reputation and its critics’ frustration. EN: A text meme asks why the Signal messaging app requires a phone number. The joke is that this seemingly simple privacy question supposedly makes Signal supporters seethe, mocking the app’s privacy-focused reputation and its critics’ frustration.

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