This exists for one reason and one reason only, so that twitch can harvest phone numbers and sell your personal info for profit. There's no real reason that twitch needs your phone number and we've seen that these measures have done little to nothing to stop spammers or harassers. If you don't comply with it, twitch will force you to comply by revoking your ability to chat until you verify. Simply put, it's a scam.
This exists for one reason and one reason only, so that twitch can harvest phone numbers and sell your personal info for profit. There's no real reason that twitch needs your phone number and we've seen that these measures have done little to nothing to stop spammers or harassers. If you don't comply with it, twitch will force you to comply by revoking your ability to chat until you verify. Simply put, it's a scam.