No more mandatory phone number verification.
This has been posted before and will likely fall on deaf ears again because there's money involved. But here I go trying anyway.
Stop requiring users to hand over their phone numbers just to chat. I know bot problems are a convenient excuse to force this on people, but I still don't agree with it.
I'm a paying customer. Have been for years now. Why do I still need to prove my authenticity by giving Twitch my phone number? Oh I know. Because data-brokers pay well.
Let me put it this way: If I'm paying money for a service and I'm being prevented from using it until I also pay with information, doesn't that qualify as extortion?
Just something to think about. I'll go watch VODs on YouTube now. Peace.
whoisrysen
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resutay
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there are soo many threads related to phone verification as the only valid method
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resutay
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after more than 5 years and following Customer support et al. they just wont even communicate with you - there is no reasonable accommodation even if you do want to provide a phone number it fails
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thedanofdans42
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Yep, after 4 years as twitch regular I have cancelled all payments. Won't be paying another cent until this decision is reversed.
Twitch was the only platform that respected user privacy, the only advantage it has over youtube etc.