@OhMyGod Remember: ANY "#KYC" in terms of #Messenger| #Apps IS the #IllicitActivity!
Regardless if @matrix or @signalapp , the sheer request, demand or coercion onto #PII like a #PhoneNumber or #eMail-Address is bad.
- If providers like @mullvadnet can do a #VPN without any PII and can offer their Service via @torproject / #Tor and host their Website as #OnionService, then there's no good reason for others not to do the same.
Personally, I'll recommend to switch to some real #E2EE with good #SelfHosting options like @delta / #deltaChat [which uses #PGP/MIME) or @monocles / #monoclesChat (which is based upon #XMPP+#OMEMO and who do host their own servers which are user-financed and can be paid for 100% anonymously.