I know Discord is enshittifying and I’m all for switching to open source instead.

But everyone’s reason for leaving seems to be:

“Discord wants my ID for age verification and I don’t like that.”

And the new apps will be subject to the exact same laws.

Are users just not realizing that (and therefore in for a rude awakening), or am I missing something?

  • ambitiousslab@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Many very small services will just not bother with compliance. And the risk of enforcement on them might be low.

    If you use a federated alternative, you can switch to a server that doesn’t bother with compliance without losing your contacts.

    Many of the laws don’t specify how the age check should be done. There are more privacy-friendly ways to comply, like running a server for your friends or family and already knowing they’re over 18.