You currently need a phone number to sign up for Telegram. Add an option to sign up using an email address or another method, like some messengers do (e.g., Wire, Matrix, Threema, Session).
Potential spam issues could be mitigated by:
Only allowing addresses from major email providers at first and slowly expanding reach if it's manageable.
Automatically limiting such accounts from contacting strangers until their perform some additional actions.
Allowing group admins to prevent such accounts from posting by default.
Use Cases
Avoiding an identifier tied to your identity, hiding identity from governments or people who know your number.
Workaround
Use a virtual phone number.
Warning: Do NOT use temporary numbers to connect to your account, as you may lose access to your account when you lose access to the number.
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Mateus Augusto
That would be a great differentiator and a great function for telegram
We would really like to be sure that in case we lose the number and have no access to it, we should be able to restore our account somehow.
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How to remove restrictions in Telegram? The support bot is full of shit
Christian Hachmann
I agree that this would be nice. Another useful application would be to add shared devices (such as a computer or tablet used by an entire household) to some groups (without giving them access to anyones personal Telegram account). However, only allowing email account from (already) huge providers (as suggested above) would be harmful by creating further hurdles to becoming independent of some tech giants.
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That's exactly why I'm asking this, what can I do here in any Profession? I'll throw off your photo and create a new account and put a name on your Photo and a Turk if it's a Cat, so I can't just do that! If you understand me!
add shared devices (such as a computer or tablet used by an entire
household) to some groups (without giving them access to anyones
personal Telegram account).
However, only allowing email account from
(already) huge providers (as suggested above) would be harmful by
creating further hurdles to becoming independent of some tech giants.