SignalOur position remains clear. We will not back down on providing private, safe communications. We join with other encrypted messengers pushing back on the UK's flawed Online Safety Bill.
Mark Wieczorek@signalapp If signal didn't require a phone number to use, then the UK government wouldn't be able to enforce this law ! Will signal ever move away from requiring a phone number?
Pigmented Pixie@mrak @signalapp Phone numbers are the only way to make Signal user friendly and gain a 'network effect'. Without them Signal wouldn't have taken off. Also such metadata is encrypted along with messages (I think!)
always tired (moved to chaos)@pigment @mrak @signalapp Would also be possible if there were random ids as primary key and an _optional_ feature to network via phone numbers