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@HistoPol @smallcircles
With Telegram you don't have to share your phone number or contacts. And you have no user name/ID unless you choose to create one. As that is useful to share 'instead' of your phone number.

1 Sep 2023 at 11:01 | Wall-to-wall | Open on social.vivaldi.net
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HistoPol (#HP)

@ianp5a

Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I tried installing #Telegram a longer time ago.

I did not finish.
I see no way to avoid providing a phone number.

See screenshot.

@smallcircles
1 Sep 2023 at 11:15 | Open on mastodon.social
ian

@HistoPol @smallcircles
Right. What the privacy minded people do is enter a scrap number, just to get the code. Some install the app called Text Free and receive the code there. Once in, they create an optional user name to share just with those they want to.
Also, go to settings and switch off "Share Contacts" if you don't want that.

1 Sep 2023 at 11:26 | Open on social.vivaldi.net
HistoPol (#HP)

@ianp5a

Registering for #Telegram (and maybe #Signal?)

ah, yes, good point!

Now I remember. On that day, I wasted about 2 hours trying to find a page which would provide a scrap phone number. All where either already know and blocked or did not work out. So I stopped trying.

@smallcircles

1 Sep 2023 at 11:33 | Open on mastodon.social
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