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by ArtWomb 2687 days ago
Nowadays, most require SMS confirmation that "You are indeed a human". And thus a mobile phone number. Have often considered wiring up something in Twilio so I can create multiple accounts, etc. But am too lazy to put in the effort. Perfectly willing to trade privacy for convenience in most cases ;)
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I wouldn’t say “most”. The sites where you have to verify are probably more sensitive and not something you’d verify with this service or a throwaway email anyway.
A lot of these sites know when you're using Twilio numbers and reject you anyway.