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		EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Feb 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Keep your phone number private with Signal usernam... Telegram? Neither ICQ (1996), nor Skype (2003) required phone numbers. That's a later trend, part of general enshittification of internet.

mattl on Feb 20, 2024 [–]

How much spam did you get on ICQ? I remember getting a lot.

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Feb 21, 2024 | [–]

I dont remember getting spam, but I ditched it pretty early on in favor of Microsoft messenger (RIP).

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