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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

#151

So where we all jumping to?

TeamSpeak and Ventrillo still work great. It was a monumental mistake to switch to these 3rd party services that are bugged by every intelligence apparatus on earth.

I had a look at Teamspeak but you need to email somebody for permission to have more than 32 users on your server.

Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

#154

You’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?

Absolutely. Social media and its consequences has been a disaster for the human race. Ban it for everyone.

Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

#157

It'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.

I think it is more likely that the next best platform will end up gaining three principled civil libertarians and about seven zillion witches.

Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

#158

What realistic open source alternatives to Discord are there? I'm currently considering moving to one of these with my friend group: - Matrix - Stoat, previously revolt ( https://stoat.chat/ ) - IRC + Mumble - Signal

Snikket (https://snikket.org ) with Monal as the iOS client

Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

#159

You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna upload ID to use a “shitposting about video games with friends” service.

I’ll vibe code that sh*t in a sitting

Seriously, and probably do a better job of it. Electron. Yuck.

The problem isn't the platform, it's getting a critical mass of users. Until everyone is using it, nobody is.

Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

#160

You’re out of your mind if you think I’m gonna upload ID to use a “shitposting about video games with friends” service.

I have discord for gaming communities, but also for political communities. Pod Save America has a discord with thousands of users talking political things. While I don't mask my identity there, I sure don't want Discord preemptively linking my state ID to my person. Screw that.
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