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Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access (discord.com)
submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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    • Beginning with a phased global rollout to new and existing users in early March, users may be required to engage in an age-verification process to change certain settings or access sensitive content. This includes age-restricted channels, servers, or commands and select message requests.

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    [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 64 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

    One problem will be that there are way too goddamn many software projects that use Discord as a shitty replacement for a blog and documentation, and they’re gonna be a pain to move to proper content platforms.

    [–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

    Sometimes the only way thru is shitty. And those devs might have to learn the hard way not to overcentralize- or to not use a damn chat software for what is way more suited to forums.

    [–] Dojan@pawb.social 15 points 8 hours ago

    I’ve been complaining about this for years. Hope we’re finally starting to see the end of it.

    [–] chunes@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

    I'm in like a hundred of those. Honestly, they're not that useful. Burn it all down and start over.

    [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

    "Look, Discord requires me to upload a pic of my face or ID, to which i can't legally agree to. Please provide another channel or i can't contribute."

    [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 15 points 9 hours ago

    That’ll work for individual users, but getting all that chat history out will be a problem for the owners once the users dry up.

    And I’m sure Discord will do their best to make it impossible.

    Serves them right for picking chat software in the first place, let alone one they don’t control.