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Jitsi, the open-source video conferencing platform, now requires a Google, Microsoft, or Facebook account for their online service (jitsi.org)

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While Jitsi is open-source, most people use the platform they provide, meet.jit.si, for immediate conference calls. They have now introduced a "Know Your Customer" policy and require at least one of the attendees to log in with a Facebook, Github (Microsoft), or Google account.

One option to avoid this is to self-host, but then you'll be identifiable via your domain and have to maintain a server.

As a true alternative to Jitsi, there's jami.net. It is a decentralized conference app, free open-source, and account creation is optional. It's available for all major platforms (Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android), including on F-Droid.

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[-] [email protected] 118 points 2 years ago

Those are all SaaS providers with meeting software available. If someone was using Jitsi, it was specifically to not use a login with any of those providers. They're actively deciding not to continue operation with this. Its like when OnlyFans declares they wouldn't allow adult content going forward

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Its like when OnlyFans declares they wouldn't allow adult content

So... Tumblr?

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

OnlyFans announced it too, but walked back on it later.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

I laughed pretty hard at OnlyFans trying to remove the only thing that I was aware they hosted.

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