@Gargron to be honest I think this is really a return to form for internet social media. I’m old enough to remember when the internet was truly a decentralised affair where you didn’t have just a handful of faceless corporations controlling 99% of the platforms or content you use or see. Mastodon kind of feels like if someone took Twitter and applied good old IRC’s design/decentralisation philosophy to it.

@dansup sorry, but most likely no. If it’s for 2-factor authentication, phone/SMS-based ones have also been shown to be less secure as well as they are susceptible to SIM-hacking attempts.

Mastodon already has built-in app-based 2FA support, and I’m already using it for my account. There’s no need to use mobile phones for this.

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Don’t hesitate to make life hell for Elon re:Twitter. I’m pretty sure he’s going to try and push it; the harder he pushes, the harder you push him back.

@EU_Commission but… pineapple on pizza is great! 🍍🍕👀

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@dansup still no. I believe there are better ways to screen out spammers than providing a number. Besides, pretty sure the spammers will figure out a way to work around the requirement.

@dansup sorry, but most likely no. If it’s for 2-factor authentication, phone/SMS-based ones have also been shown to be less secure as well as they are susceptible to SIM-hacking attempts.

Mastodon already has built-in app-based 2FA support, and I’m already using it for my account. There’s no need to use mobile phones for this.

@feditips @inventaire @technomancy my local library already has the ebook version up for loan; I’m waiting to see if they get physical copies as well. If and when they do, I’m going down and have a look at it (and perhaps even borrow it for a bit).