Is SMS verification of social network users required by law?

Question

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Is SMS verification of social network/messenger users required by law?

Answer 1

No. However, this is a simple answer. The fact is that many owners of social networks are fighting spam with the help of phone numbers f. Plus the realities of the Russian Federation, where, despite the absence of legal requirements, we have what we have. Returning to the actual answer to the question, if you create a social network and for some reason want to focus on the citizens of the Russian Federation, do without addresses, place of work and study, and all that. Of course, even in this case, purely formally, you can be classified as processing personal information, at least by sending you personal data of absolutely any citizen by e-mail.