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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
#342What 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
I wonder how Stoat will fare, and how it is currently maintained, in terms of "making money"; my fear is that it would steer into the direction of Discord itself.
Currently financed on user donations. The future plan is to intoduce further features which are costly to provide behind a paywall to remain sustainable.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#343This is coming for all web-based services soon. Don't think for a second it's just Discord.
It's just a small step ahead of "phone number required" auth.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#344IIRC EU was going for a zero-knowledge-proof of age system, but I guess discord isn't going to be using that then. (I don't think the ZKP system is available yet)
(here's part of it: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-rel... )
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#345It was nice while it lasted. Account removed. I understand the rationale and I don't care anyway. It is a shame, because one of the niche forums I was occasionally visiting there does not offer other locations.. but I would like to think this may change people's mind.
Yay to further fragmentation:D
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#346It is a great irony that the heavy handed push for "protect da kids" is all happening while we learn, day by day, that the richest and most powerful members of our society have no problem hanging out with a convicted child sex trafficker. Rules for thee, free love for me.
I'm fine with the free love and debauchery, but just really keep it to adults and be safe.
'I'm fine with extreme indulgence, but just really keep it restrained and be safe.'
By definition, debauchery with durable constraints can't be normalized, as its appeal is the overstepping of norms.
There's also an argument to be made that normalizing debauchery invites scope creep.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#347Been meaning to cancel nitro and move off to Matrix or something, thanks for the push Discord!
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#348It is a great irony that the heavy handed push for "protect da kids" is all happening while we learn, day by day, that the richest and most powerful members of our society have no problem hanging out with a convicted child sex trafficker. Rules for thee, free love for me.
People don't realize that all of our problems lately are stemming from lack of truly representative government. Until we find a way to ensure political candidates aren't corrupt and bought off, there will always be corruption, double standards, and lack of accountability from them.
My solution for this is to rate-limit political contributions --- they may only be made in an amount equal to what a minimum-wage worker might reasonably be expected to donate from a week's wages (say 10% of hourly min. wage * 40), as a physically written out check or money order physically signed by hand (at least an "X" mark) and mailed in a first-class envelope with at least a similarly signed cover letter explaining the reason for the donation.
If this causes the extinction of the political lobbyist, I'm fine with that.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#349It is a great irony that the heavy handed push for "protect da kids" is all happening while we learn, day by day, that the richest and most powerful members of our society have no problem hanging out with a convicted child sex trafficker. Rules for thee, free love for me.
People don't realize that all of our problems lately are stemming from lack of truly representative government. Until we find a way to ensure political candidates aren't corrupt and bought off, there will always be corruption, double standards, and lack of accountability from them.
I think this is entirely the wrong way to think about this. While better elected representatives and officials would always be a nice thing, what we need is to ensure that we design systems around them that mitigate their corruption and double standards. We were even (collectively, across humanity) doing better and better at that until not that long ago.
Re: Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
#350I truly do hope this sinks Discord. It's a dreadful platform and an information black hole.