Discord does this for logging in from different places a lot which is bonkers to me how many people dont care about it, it doesnt even matter if you have TOTP 2FA activated, they still try to gaslight the need for phone number is for “security”
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Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Last time my buddy sent me a Facebook link, it wouldn’t let me view it without giving them my phone number. I did not.
klao@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
You can scroll around a tiny bit vefore you are forced to make an account. This is good because it prevents new joiners.
Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Not on mobile I couldn’t. Full screen prompt for my phone number. No way out but to put it in or just close it.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Might be different for different styles of content.
Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 2 days ago
It could be. It was a video.
smeenz@lemmy.nz 3 days ago
Only on desktop, I believe
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I cant view any of the info on events that use facebook since it blocks me after 1 page change and a bit of scroll on phone either.
I am shocked and apalled that there exist extentions that allow you to scrub ads from youtube but nobody has figured out how to access facebook without an account.
ManOMorphos@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’d imagine it’s far more difficult (and possibly illegal) to forcibly gain access to a website that denies access until you log in or register. Maybe there could be an extension that creates throwaway accounts for you to use, but I’m not aware of any myself.
I wonder if it’s possible to register a VOIP number for free and use it for Facebook. I haven’t tried it myself.