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Discord to Require ID or Face Scan Next Month for Full Access (discord.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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    • Beginning with a phased global rollout to new and existing users in early March, users may be required to engage in an age-verification process to change certain settings or access sensitive content. This includes age-restricted channels, servers, or commands and select message requests.

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    [–] jpablo68@infosec.pub 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

    You know what doesn't require full face scan? irc

    [–] sonstwas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

    The main problem with IRC is that it isn't asynchron, like I can write something now and a friends only comes only tomorrow to check up on me messages.

    I mean yes there are/were bouncers when I last used irc but if I remember correctly that's just not the same...

    [–] whelk@retrolemmy.com 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

    I love IRC, just need some user friendly client recommendations if we want wider adoption by less tech savvy folks. Though I get the impression there are a good few IRC users who prefer how that filters out the "normies"

    [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

    I hate to sound gatekeepy, but a flood of new users into an IRC network would be pretty unpleasant for the existing users. There isn't generally any form of support, so that burden falls to the other users.

    [–] mPony@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

    irc

    now there's some letters I haven't seen in quite some time.