[colesantiago]

Why does one need to create an account with an email?

[reustle]

Most sites moved in that direction because dealing with customer support requests for folks who forgot their password gets old real quick.

[jachee]

This is what duck.com email addresses are for, imho.

[em-bee]

that needs an extension in the browser. why?

[jachee]

To minimize abuse. It’s a nominal barrier to entry.