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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

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'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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'I cannot trust tech companies with that kind of personal data': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks – and they have a point
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Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March – and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users.
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    Honestly, it’s almost a drop-in replacement as far as UX is concerned. The challenge is the lack of existing communities, which could be overcome if a whole community joined.

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      the self hosted version is a bit broken right now, I hope they fix it, but I tried last night and couldn’t get voice to work. Really want an alternative to discord

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        no pressure to the stoat team but I hope they put focus on the selfhosting part

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          much pressure! I want it to work!

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            understandable, I suggest contributing to the project if you can

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