molly still uses phone number to signup which is privacy issue please try ” session massage ” which is also fork of signal.

it uses long string random id which is does have any connection to your real life identity.

check it out : https://getsession.org/

no trackers on the website, no ads, no business model, subscription fees behind it – based on donations. Not sure whether one needs a mobile number in order to use it, but apart from that, Molly is pretty much trade-free.