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Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access (discord.com)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 6 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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    [–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 38 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

    You know what doesn't require full face scan? irc

    [–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 1 points 31 minutes ago

    I love IRC, just need some user friendly client recommendations if we want wider adoption by less tech savvy folks. Though I get the impression there are a good few IRC users who prefer how that filters out the "normies"

    [–] mPony@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

    irc

    now there's some letters I haven't seen in quite some time.