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> The people involved probably should not be using Twitter/X for this sort of thing in the first place.

Usernames don't necessarily link someone with their real identity, and phone numbers can be hidden.

This isn't the weirdest apology I've ever heard for the behavior of Elon Musk and X's censorship policies, but it's definitely in the top 5.

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Phone numbers and usernames are sent in the clear in signal.me links. So in this particular case, they can't be hidden. Perhaps it is not a good idea to post such links on a hostile system.

GP isn't wrong - if you post a username link then you have not revealed your phone number.

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