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Discord just killed anonymity
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#132We played networked games and had discussion forums before Discord ever came to be, no need to submitt to their wishes.
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#133Just use IRC.
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#134I just hope they accelerate this with a complete ID requirement everywhere, so I can finally forcibly kick my addiction to such time sinks and interact with my friends in more direct ways.
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#135I wonder what's their idea of adult content? For example, will I still be able to ask a friend over Discord when/where we meet for drinks?
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#136Sad bit is that it’s basically a paywall for spicy memes/content. (You’re paying with privacy) Anon tier you have to keep it PG.
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
So? I'm an adult. I do adult things sometimes. In fact, that's when I'd value anonymity the most!
The government would like to know. 1. So they can use it against you later if they want to (eg. blackmail, spying, etc.) 2. So they can start shutting off access to content that those in power don't like Calling it now: Reddit is next.
or just imprisoning/killing you, if the people you want to "adult" to are of the same gender as you
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
> 1. A way for politicians and the state to track porn habits to US citizens and use that information against them in the future. This topic really brings out the crazy conspiracy theories. No, politicians are not using Discord age verification to track constituents' porn habits and blackmail them with it later.
It's as crazy of a conspiracy as the NSA listening to your phone calls or ICE will arrest American citizens. It's a few years too late to call it just a theory when it's already happening. There have loads of "hacks" where nudes and dating profiles with photos are somehow leaked. There's a zero percent chance they somehow decide Discord or specific porn sites are safe, don't worry, just upload those full face and ID…
~~arrest~~ execute, in broad daylight
Re: Discord just killed anonymity
#139Discord has always had dark patterns which basically ban anonymity. If you aren't fingerprintable enough (using VPN, etc) they will force you to enter a phone number. They also encourage guild admins to require it, although it is technically a choice.
I have used Discord for a number of years always via VPN and I've never given away my phone number.
I've been using two separate accounts, also always via VPN. My account was immediately blocked until I provided a phone number (doable but a chore to have a private number).
Same with the other account.
An attempt to remove an "optional" and totally not mandatory phone number results in immediate account block "for my own security" and a request for the number.
You might be an outlier.
Re: Discord just killed anonymity
#140Discord has always had dark patterns which basically ban anonymity. If you aren't fingerprintable enough (using VPN, etc) they will force you to enter a phone number. They also encourage guild admins to require it, although it is technically a choice.
Phone text checks only stop people who don't know they can be easily bypassed anonymously
Easily but it's such a CHORE, especially if you want to make it in the safe way (so can't release the number), especially with the services like Instagram, which first sends the code to the WhatsApp on this number (!!!!) and then offers sending a text (meaning if you actually provide this number to Instagram, someone who already configured it in their WhatsApp will take over your account).