Why do I need to have a phone in order to chat in the official Discord?
Yeah that is weird. Was some setting changed somewhere on the server maybe?
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Did you scan a QR code in a discord channel recently? I’ve heard about this issue here and there
No. I haven’t. My discord account is secure and hasn’t been hijacked. Seems the server settings were changed to require phone verification.
But, it also didn’t ask me when I posted in general a little bit ago.
The server owner can restrict access and require some people to verify themselves 
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Indeed. I’m curious as to why this is even a thing on such a public discord.
I saw that, too. I’m not willing to supply personally identify information to a random company on the internet that doesn’t seem to have a business model but does collect personally identifying information, so that means I don’t interact on Discord.
Sure, small loss, but I may represent a serious number of people who are not willing to prostitute themselves for social interaction. Something to consider.
It seems the server verification level was too high & has been for a week or two now - they are trying to get the official discord verified. I asked about it and they said they could turn it down a bit.
Try to login/respond now and see if it works.
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Yes, the requirement is now gone. Thanks.
Sorry for the inconvenience everyone, as @MajorVex mentioned, we are trying to get the discord verified and we misinterpreted a requirement to do so! This has been dialed back. That being said, if you’re able to activate dual factor verification, it is a good idea!
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Just be aware that number porting turns 2FA over SMS into no-factor auth. Boom, suddenly your bank accounts are drained and your credit card maxed out at Amazon.
Although I’m sure it would never happen to anyone here.