Requiring government ID just to make an app is a disaster for speech, privacy, and innovation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship
@kevinashworth @eff You could get a phone with GNU/Linux on it, but there would be much less apps available unless it had some Android emulator.
A quick DDG search found this: https://linuxstans.com/linux-phone/