First, they shut down the Basic HTML site, forcing many of us to switch to clients such as Thunderbird. Now, they're using qr codes which are not only inaccessible to the blind but also to those who don't use smartphones! This is ridiculous! Yes, they do still have the option to click whether it's you trying to sign in or not (which still requires a smartphone and a carrier, which they claim to be concerned about), but how long before they remove that, too?
@dandylover1 Oh for fuck’s sake. I was just thinking about getting an accessible basic, non smart, phone. This is ridiculous. Contrary to popular believe, I don’t keep my phone on all the time. I do turn it off, and I have my Google voice number so it goes to my email anyway so authentication is really easy when I turn off my mobile phone, but this is just ridiculous and another way to Punish everyone for not having a smart phone. For a while, they were the only email providers that provided a basic email option because every other email provider wants to make their service and application rather than just a simple website and it’s all ridiculous. It’s all a way to get us to use their proprietary app rather than using a third-party app because the third-party app gets rid of all the ads and visual junk.
@WeirdWriter @dandylover1 oh why you would want a crapphone, though?
it's better to have a smartphone because of all the features.
@WeirdWriter @dandylover1 it's stil worth it at least for me.