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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 months ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[-] VoxAliorum@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

On-device processing: Video selfies for facial age estimation never leave a user’s device.

Quick deletion: Identity documents submitted to our vendor partners are deleted quickly— in most cases, immediately after age confirmation.

Still a no for me for now, but a bit misleading: https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally

[-] hobata@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Best thing you can do with discord? Uninstall it.

[-] AnaGram@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Have not uses this so I can't speak to their viability, but there's also @root

[-] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Well, time to dump Discord after I finish school.

[-] Freakazoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Like I mentioned in a similar post, please look at this alternative: https://stoat.chat/

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Seams cool, but why not matrix since matrix has different instances you can chose from.

[-] Freakazoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

forgot to add that one, my other post did include Matrix as well :)

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[-] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

That's a no go from here...

[-] Amaterasu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

What about Fractal? It even have a flatpak https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal

[-] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fractal is not multiplatform (i.e. isn't available on Android and on iOS) and Matrix can be confusing to people not already familiar with it.

And no, a wall of text explaining what Matrix is won't help since most of Discord's users are teenagers with a very short attention span that don't read much (unless they're forced to by school).

Potential solution, may be controversial.

Just add a vertical video with Minecraft parkour or with CS surf on the bottom and a half naked woman from a freelance platform explaining what it is.

There are also Element and SchildiChat as alternative clients.

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