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As the tittle sais, i was trying to create an instagram account and it is not possible without a phone number. Same with discord. Obviously i dont want to provide mine. Any working solutions to bypass this? not looking for alternative private service, i already use them.

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[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 4 points 1 year ago

Unless you in an area that requires an ID to purchase prepaid SIM cards you could go that route. The issue would be when you need to log back into an account, it gets flagged, and you need to reuse that number for verification purposes.

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is why it's critical to set up two-factor on the account once you register. Pass keys, fido2 keys, etc.

This is so you can authenticate the account without the phone number. Just remember all of these systems are designed to the people can change their phone numbers, or when they lose their phones, etc you just have to provide enough factors so that they're confident it's actually you logging in.

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