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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/ExecLoop on 2024-02-08 15:56:35.

Depending on your luck during registration on gitlab.com, you may be required to enter not only your phone number but also your credit card information in order to login.

This is not completely new as this has been a requirement for CI usage in the past to prevent abuse from crypto miners, but now to is required for normal registration as well.

If your IP (and possible your browser) looks “suspicious” or has been used by other users before, you need to add additional information, which includes your mobile phone number and credit card information.

This is certainly not a good solution and other platforms have shown there are less intrusive alternatives.

I tried registering for a while now and I am still unable to do so without entering valid credit card infos. Since it is not possible to contribute or even report issues on open source projects without doing so, I do not think any open source project should use this service until they change that.

(Note github does not require any personal information at all and still prevents abuse)