X has launched its complete rewrite of X Webtwitter.com 3 pointsinsin2 months ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−xvxvx2moSo, it appears you can no longer sign up for an account without using your phone number or existing Google/Apple accounts. Goodbye anonymity and goodbye to the majority of their user base.−insinOP2moI thought this was funny because they've rewritten it seemingly with the primary goal of trying to get you to not use it.TL;DR: open app, use the app, install the app, have you opened the app yet?
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So, it appears you can no longer sign up for an account without using your phone number or existing Google/Apple accounts. Goodbye anonymity and goodbye to the majority of their user base.
I thought this was funny because they've rewritten it seemingly with the primary goal of trying to get you to not use it.
TL;DR: open app, use the app, install the app, have you opened the app yet?