Socially excluded ! ( Cyberspace, email question.. )
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/50697138
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to contact the owner/administrator of a website. Unfortunately, they didn't provide any means of contact ( email, phone number, online form, simpleX whatsoever).
>
> So the only alternative that I had thought was to create a Mastodon account and publish an open communication with them tagged.
> ( who know with a bit of luck. )
>
> Unfortunately, to create a Mastodon account, you have to provide an email 📧 address 😞
> The problem with email address is that it can be correlated to track you down and more.. there are so many examples online, I will not cover this here.
>
> So the workaround is to create a new email address dedicated just for that usage or service. But it's becoming merely impossible to create a free email account somewhere without giving up your identity. (phone number, ISP[^1] email address, paying online with Fiat[^2] , Cloudflare or whatever trick )
>
> I've seen already few posts about this subject on lemmy and other platforms
>
> - https://linux.community/post/388196
> - https://lemmy.world/post/42242662
> - https://lemmy.world/post/15049454
>
> #### some quote from those links
>
> > Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how
> > we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide
> > range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that
> > email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less than
> > ideal, but that doesn’t change the current reality. In light of that reality, I believe that an encrypted email provider is a
> > must-have for everyone in today’s age of rampant data breaches, insider
> > threats, warrantless police access, and targeted advertising.
>
> >
>
> All the providers listed around the WWW are wrong !
> Either they ask to identify yourself, or if you use Tor, you are blocked, or you cannot use it to register to any service online (third party).
>
> See the table below \
>
> Do not hesitate to propose any other, or maybe you have another solution ? Like self hosting email service ? I already dig up a little bit, but I found [this](https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/35289115?sort=Old) and it looks scary. Thank you GAFAM...
>
> So maybe it doesn't look like much? But actually, it's blocking me more and more. I cannot move/interact on internet or in real life ! because I get often "You have to register online" and that registration come with mandatory email..
>
> Where I live, you better stay anonymous. Because what you say can definitely strike back to you. There is no freedom of speech. Please help to make internet free again.
>
> Because we need it in our daily life and social interactions...
>
> Thanks
>
> ---
>
> ### disroot.com ❌
>
> - Require a identification email address
>
>
>
> ### gmx.com ❌
>
> - various blocking methods ( depending on IP )
> 
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### mailbox.org ❌
>
> - not free, only accept Fiat [^2]
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### mailo.com ❌
>
> - Do not accept 3th-party registration email for an unknown period
>
> - currently down
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### proton.me ❌
>
> - Do not accept 3th-party registration email
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### tuta.com ❌
>
> - IP blocking
>
> - TOR forbidden
> 
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
> [^1]: Internet Service Provider
> [^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to contact the owner/administrator of a website. Unfortunately, they didn't provide any means of contact ( email, phone number, online form, simpleX whatsoever).
>
> So the only alternative that I had thought was to create a Mastodon account and publish an open communication with them tagged.
> ( who know with a bit of luck. )
>
> Unfortunately, to create a Mastodon account, you have to provide an email 📧 address 😞
> The problem with email address is that it can be correlated to track you down and more.. there are so many examples online, I will not cover this here.
>
> So the workaround is to create a new email address dedicated just for that usage or service. But it's becoming merely impossible to create a free email account somewhere without giving up your identity. (phone number, ISP[^1] email address, paying online with Fiat[^2] , Cloudflare or whatever trick )
>
> I've seen already few posts about this subject on lemmy and other platforms
>
> - https://linux.community/post/388196
> - https://lemmy.world/post/42242662
> - https://lemmy.world/post/15049454
>
> #### some quote from those links
>
> > Like it or not, email is a critical part of our digital lives. It’s how
> > we sign up for accounts, get notifications, and communicate with a wide
> > range of entities online. Critics of email rightfully point out that
> > email suffers from a significant number of flaws that make it less than
> > ideal, but that doesn’t change the current reality. In light of that reality, I believe that an encrypted email provider is a
> > must-have for everyone in today’s age of rampant data breaches, insider
> > threats, warrantless police access, and targeted advertising.
>
> >
>
> All the providers listed around the WWW are wrong !
> Either they ask to identify yourself, or if you use Tor, you are blocked, or you cannot use it to register to any service online (third party).
>
> See the table below \
>
> Do not hesitate to propose any other, or maybe you have another solution ? Like self hosting email service ? I already dig up a little bit, but I found [this](https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/35289115?sort=Old) and it looks scary. Thank you GAFAM...
>
> So maybe it doesn't look like much? But actually, it's blocking me more and more. I cannot move/interact on internet or in real life ! because I get often "You have to register online" and that registration come with mandatory email..
>
> Where I live, you better stay anonymous. Because what you say can definitely strike back to you. There is no freedom of speech. Please help to make internet free again.
>
> Because we need it in our daily life and social interactions...
>
> Thanks
>
> ---
>
> ### disroot.com ❌
>
> - Require a identification email address
>
>
>
> ### gmx.com ❌
>
> - various blocking methods ( depending on IP )
> 
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### mailbox.org ❌
>
> - not free, only accept Fiat [^2]
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### mailo.com ❌
>
> - Do not accept 3th-party registration email for an unknown period
>
> - currently down
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### proton.me ❌
>
> - Do not accept 3th-party registration email
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
>
>
> ### tuta.com ❌
>
> - IP blocking
>
> - TOR forbidden
> 
>
> - last check: 2026-05-20
>
> [^1]: Internet Service Provider
> [^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money