How inequality is exacerbated by the assumption that everyone has a mobile phone

THREAD: Today I went to the public library for the first time in a long time. I tried to help her set up an account with most of the major email providers—all of whom required a phone number to text to link to an account. Governments and tech platforms need to find a way to be able to both stop fake accounts from being created by verifying identifies, and allow those who need to be able to access the digital post office that is email to apply for jobs.

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