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2024-03-05 19:42:33

Mer__edith@mastodon.world

Usernames...for everyone!!!

Usernames are now out of beta and available for anyone using the latest version of the Signal app--≥7.0.

🎁❤️

2024-03-05 19:49:13

_jayrope

jrp@hub.kliklak.net

@Meredith Whittaker @mr.w0bb1t In terms of anonymity i see no difference as long as #Signal doesn't offer to register an account without a phone number. Yet #Threema, #Matrix and #Briar offer this already.

2024-03-05 19:52:50

Meredith Whittaker

Mer__edith@mastodon.world

@jrp well, of course there's a significant difference.

2024-03-05 20:04:12

Tio

tio@social.trom.tf

I chose mine and I've been using Signal for so long I remember when no one knew about it really, and were wondering why I am using it. I kinda forced everyone who wanted to contact me to use Signal else they could not. So I am happy to see the progress that's being made and how much more popular it has become.

@Meredith Whittaker I truly enjoy the sharpness you show when being interviewed about tech in general - no bla bla bla that we are all so sick of. I just "discovered" you haha.

Anyway, I noticed now that the usernames are available for more people that I start to get a bunch of spam friends requests on Signal. I wonder if this is going to become more of an issue because of the introduction of usernames.