Problem
In advance of what we expect to be a flood of new users submitting testimonies, we want to ensure that we can identify real people (as a first-layer attempt to filter out bots/spam). To that end, we should add phone number verification to MAPLE - allowing users to associate their account with a phone number via an SMS verification code, and filtering out testimony by unverified users by default. A phone number is imperfect, but a better indicator of "realness" than an email/Gmail account. We should take care to consider users using VOIP.
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Problem
In advance of what we expect to be a flood of new users submitting testimonies, we want to ensure that we can identify real people (as a first-layer attempt to filter out bots/spam). To that end, we should add phone number verification to MAPLE - allowing users to associate their account with a phone number via an SMS verification code, and filtering out testimony by unverified users by default. A phone number is imperfect, but a better indicator of "realness" than an email/Gmail account. We should take care to consider users using VOIP.
Success Criteria
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