Another company jumping on the bandwagon to data-farm in the pretext of safeguarding children. I really wonder if there's an actual method to actually safeguard children while also not holding on to data. Because, genuinely, you can't question this.. Companies would just say "we are trying to protect kids" and that'd be the end of the argument.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
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Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#102You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna upload ID to use a “shitposting about video games with friends” service.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#103So where we all jumping to?
Running phpBB on some crappy shared hosting. Well, these days on some crappy VPS.
I'm being completely serious, but what is the current fav open source forum software these days? I'd love to host a forum for a small community I'm involved in. Not a stranger to hosting other things across a variety of stacks, so I'm not particular about technology used.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#104So where we all jumping to?
People talking about moving to Revolt. It's the most similar
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#105> Users who aren’t verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels I genuinely wonder which proportion of the users want access to age-restricted servers and channels... Feels like it should be just fine not to verify the age.
> I genuinely wonder which proportion of the users want access to age-restricted servers and channels...
Way more than you think. There are tons of Discord servers that only exist to share pornography.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#106Good riddance Discord. Any alternative for the masses?
They’re not gonna use Slack or phpBB.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#107You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna upload ID to use a “shitposting about video games with friends” service.
To protect my privacy, I have a photoshopped drivers license with a photo of my dog that I've successfully used for verification (e.g. AirBnB) in the past.
Though, with AI being used I suspect it wouldn't pass any longer.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#108I talk to three people on Discord. If I have to choose between A) giving Discord my ID, B) giving Discord a fraudulent ID, or C) just chatting with them on some other program, I'll just go with C. If I cared about Discord more I guess I'd figure out B. May get started with C ahead of time anyway.
What am I missing? According to this, the only difference is you get a warning popup when someone new DMs you, right? And they can't send you images flagged as porn?
How does this impact you in any way?
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#109You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna upload ID to use a “shitposting about video games with friends” service.
Yeah, I've been warning everyone about the consequences but nobody wanted to hear it. So do people still want a general social media ban for teens?
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#110It's a relief to finally read that Discord is indirectly shutting down and getting rid of it's users. It was inevitable but dragged out far too long with all the VC money to burn. Hopefully everyone can figure out how to use XMPP and/or get back on IRC. It is a genuine shame how much culture and information will be lost inside their walled garden though.
XMPP and IRC are great and all but a massive part of what people use Discord for is group voice calls with screen-sharing. I'm not sure what the alternative is for that. TeamSpeak is the closest I can think of but it's not a 1:1 replacement for a number of reasons.