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pmoriarty on Sept 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is the web getting slower?

I wouldn't be surprised if they started asking for your phone number as well, as so many privacy-invading sites like to do these days.

canofbars on Sept 9, 2020 [–]

This seems very likely. Reddit admins have mentioned that they are trying to crack down on alt accounts and banned users signing up 2 seconds after being banned. A phone number requirement would solve that easily.

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