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Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 1 month ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Starting in early March, the platform will place every account into a default "teen-appropriate" experience unless it has proof that users are adults.

The move has brought widespread criticism from Discord users, who are citing privacy and security concerns following a recent breach of a third-party vendor that ended up exposing around 70,000 government ID images used to verify the age of Discord users.

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[–] Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I tried to get into it but with it being presented as IRC but "fun" on their website, I couldn't really understand why so many nearly empty projects sites keep telling me to try their server for more (or any, really) information... Then I did try to accept an invite, but why the fuck to I need to create an account to know if I want to create an account to begin with? So now, anything promoting Discord as the main method of getting information simply set off my scam alert.

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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Please do.

[–] IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Threaten? Bro as soon as the 2 people I care about get on Root I'm out.

[–] sandbag@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Root? What's that from what I've heard a lot of people are moving to stoat.

[–] IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Intro to Root that I watched

Root app's website

I made a Root account and run it on NixOS through their appimage. I'm waiting on my friend to get it so I can test the voicechat and screen share but so far it's functional and has 2 awesome features that Discord doesn't have. Reply to more than 1 comment with only 1 of your messages. Tabs on the top similar to a browser, it's just more natural for me than the sidebar shit.

In the mean time I'm still probably gonna host a Matrix server with a VPS incase Root ever decides to pull a Discord.

Plus I just don't like the name "Stoat." xD "Get on Stoat bro" Sounds weird.

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[–] weedee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

https://s3nd.chat/

Made by the same team that did s3nd.pics (the imgur alternative. Under heavy Dev at the moment but has promise.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

“Age verification.”

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Don't threaten, do you wussies.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

If only...

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