LoafyLemon

Because they ran out of trees* 😔

Let me rephrase, why is a sensationalised local article being posted as world news? How is this news worthy?

You don't negotiate with terrorists.

I'm curious about their perspectives too.

The only other options I can consider are government-issued ID verification, a bank validation process (a fast transfer to confirm identity), or the use of a debit/credit card.

All of the above alternatives involve significantly more intrusion than requesting a phone number.

I did not expect to see a WW2 joke in this thread.

I reckon a nifty idea instead of preinstalling software is to have a file extension finder that suggests software based on the file extension. Sure, there are some file types that have multiple uses, but many proprietary solutions use distinct extensions, making it quite straightforward to organize the recommendations.

They don't have to, they choose to. You can share bookmarks on Firefox, but Mozilla doesn't filter nor censor them Orwellian style.

If you want something similar, without ads, no snaps, LTS, but with periodic kernel updates, then Pop!_OS might be up your alley.

No friends, no problem!

Yarr Harr Harr, fiddly dee doo!

Well, that escalated quickly. Thanks for proving my point. Blocked.