Just a reminder that Llamasoft IRC is still going because ..

[gilesgoat]

.. because you are welcome to come back anytime ..

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Article here .. FULL ARTICLE

Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults.

Users who aren’t verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won’t be able to speak in Discord’s livestream-like “stage” channels, and will see content filters for any content Discord detects as graphic or sensitive. They will also get warning prompts for friend requests from potentially unfamiliar users, and DMs from unfamiliar users will be automatically filtered into a separate inbox.

As I said, there are still some "hardcore fans" on IRC ..

[tufty]

Excellent news! The "new internet" starts to show its true colours in a very obvious way.

I've said it before, nd I'll say it again. Fuck discord, and fuck the horse it rode in on.

[noodles]

Discord has the shittiest web interface I have ever seen.

[Little stoned kiwi]

Discord was always shit. Their push for engagement dominance has silently enabled horrific abuse of every variety; they have no values and don't value their users beyond the end goal of monetisation. Now enshittification is coming for those users while Discord put minimal effort towards cleaning up their ecosystem.

It won't be the death of Discord. But we will have to put up with the incessant whining of Discord users who will search out the next Facebook wannabe to do it all over again.

[RiK]

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

For *some* people it will, but for a lot, including me, they've already decided I'm an adult from my posting history, without needing any external verification..

In other news, get over it, come join the cool kids

[Ratsoap]

Someone has created a tool that allows you to use a (crude) 3d model to bypass the checks.

https://github.com/promptpirate-x/disco ... ypass-tool

[Little stoned kiwi]