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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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    [–] sheridan@lemmy.world 19 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

    Mass migration like that occurs (from my memory at least) when the newer alternative has much better functionality, performance, and ease of use compared to the status quo service and has a low barrier to entry (sign up is quick and straightforward). Do any of the decentralized Discord alternatives fit these criteria (honest question, not rhetorical)?

    [–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

    Well, Stoat has the same features as Discord, including many premium ones for free, the ability to write HTML/CSS for your own server, with the only thing missing being video feed. Otherwise, it functions the same while being much faster.

    Also sign up is very quick, but right now they're getting hugged to death, so sign up emails might take a while to arrive.

    [–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

    Sign up is QUICK? It's been more than a hour. I've tried through the app, through the web, it hasn't sent me back NOTHING for verification. Still not signed up. What's quick for you? 10 hours to sign up?

    [–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

    I literally fucking said they got hugged to death. Why are you mad at an app/website that literally had its email crash from everyone trying to sign up at once??