Bora M. Alper@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDiscord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down12
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minus-squareOverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoWell. 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.
minus-squareOverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThank you for suggestions!
minus-squareconfuser@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHuh 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
minus-squareOverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMy understanding is age verification will be mandated if you have UK users or are in the UK, so… it’s that online “safety” bill.
minus-squareOverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoGrabbed an article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-online-safety-bill-will-mandate-dangerous-age-verification-much-web And another: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye3qw7gv7o.amp Applies to sites with user-generated content.
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.
IRC, matrix?
Thank you for suggestions!
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
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.
Grabbed an article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/uk-online-safety-bill-will-mandate-dangerous-age-verification-much-web
And another: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye3qw7gv7o.amp
Applies to sites with user-generated content.