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		RunSet on July 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Discord is not documentation > There is a trend right now for startups to push everything to Discord, including all support. Which in many cases is, effectively: "To read the FAQ just provide your phone number to verify your newly-created Discord account even though you just verified your email address." Previously treated on Hacker News: "Discord is a black hole for information" https://knockout.chat/thread/33251/1 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30311982

throwawaymobule on July 17, 2023 [–]

in my experience, discord is more likely to demand a phone number after you 'claim' an account by adding an email address. and don't even think about not getting phonewalled if you use a commercial VPN.

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