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Why my apps will soon be gone from the Google Play Store (frozenfractal.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 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.

[–] Dkarma -5 points 3 months ago

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