dared to use twitter with only an anonymous email is my guess. musk demands you phone and biometrics

Phone number requirement was thankfully removed some time after Musk took over.

Right now you need either a phone number or an actual phone (hardware ID) plus email

Exactly. A passcode and email is significantly more privacy-forward than a phone number. A leaked passcode hash is meaningless on the internet and can't be used to triangulate you.

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