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Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Well. Anyone got a Discord alternative recommendation if I use it for text messaging? Would rather not upload my ID or face. I looked at Revolt, but they're apparently histed in the UK, which is mandating age verification.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    If your state requires ID verification, then most apps will probably comply. You can try Matrix with Element or just Signal with a group.

    More more "off-the-line" alternatives you can look at Mumble and own your own server.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    https://simplex.chat/ is what I use and would recommend instead of signal

    Element is the best option for people who need the "discordlike" features such as sub "room" in a community

    You can totally get by with just making multiple simplex groups IMO but some people coming from discord don't like that

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Thanks - also wrong country, I thankfully don't have age verification mandated yet but I'd really rather not use a service that goes into age verification in general. I'll see if I can convince the 2 friends I text with there to use one of those. Don't think they like age verification either.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Huh so are you saying revolt must do the image age verification thing now?

    I used revolt a few years ago before this age verification stuff started popping up

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    My understanding is age verification will be mandated if you have UK users or are in the UK, so... it's that online "safety" bill.

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