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    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      The issue isn’t acquiring a number.

      It’s that publishing a number implicitly comes with the responsibility to monitor that number, which is a huge burden, especially if it’s readily visible to bots.

      • Dkarma@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Haha yeah no it doesn’t. Get a throw away phone from Walmart for $10. Use that number. Throw away phone.

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
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        2 months ago

        It also presumes you have a contact number. Some big companies don’t for the reason you mentioned, and some smaller ones don’t, because they have no need for a business number.