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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T10:19:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The whole USP of proton was that it had strong anonymity protections (although in reality no better than any other webmail provider in the 00s) they hadn’t gone down the route of asking for a phone #. Asking for a non-disposable email address is effectively the same thing via a back door and undermines the entire purpose except for anyone who believes their marketing. Tbh I noticed the direction of travel a long time ago . At one point it was still possible to create an account from a Tor exit node without email verification , this disappeared a while ago. Then they introduced another stupid policy about needing external email verification if you wanted to use proton for signing up to a web forum, for example. The latest development with blanket email verification simply marks the point where any residual usefulness of their service has disappeared.\n\nThanks for the reminder about Tuta and Mailum. I had forgotten about Tuta, although their policy of no more than one account per person seems hostile to anonymity (I have violated this policy on occasions with no issues, but it makes me slightly wary about Tuta). Mailum is one I didn’t know about and will give them a try, hopefully this one doesnt have any unwelcome surprises if you choose the free option.",
  "title": "Protonmail blocks anonymous signup - alternatives?"
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