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Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' (www.bbc.com)
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[–] OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days 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.

[–] AnotherHelldiver@jlai.lu 12 points 2 days 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.

[–] Wildly_Utilize@infosec.pub 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We use simplex here, but if I want to also use it from the desktop it's really clunky. I hope they find a way to unclunk that.

[–] vorpuni@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago

It's not that inconvenient considering how shitty the Signal desktop experience is: it's slow, bloated and has moody sync.

[–] OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days 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.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

IRC, matrix?

[–] OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Thank you for suggestions!

[–] vorpuni@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago

SimpleX is anonymous and works well.

[–] confuser@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.