Bots are not an entirely different issue - it's the same issue as smurfing. Particularly when you can "create new accounts consistently", bots and smurfs accounts flood the game. Adding a telephone number to an account would end bots and smurfing surge. Of course nothing like this will ever happen, because <do EA rant while EA produces Apex Legends>.
@AreYouShivering imo bots are a seperate issue, as they are unable to "farm lower levels", as mentioned by hideouts in their very specific statement.
But I think your idea of making it compulsory to add a confirmed telephone number to accounts is a good one and should be done.
