Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoDiscord will require a face scan or ID for full access next monthdiscord.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up1413arrow-down1external-linkDiscord will require a face scan or ID for full access next monthdiscord.comBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square107fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 hours ago“Look, Discord requires me to upload a pic of my face or ID, which i can’t legally agree to. Provide another channel or bye.”
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·7 hours agoThat’ll work for individual users, but getting all that chat history out will be a problem for the owners once the users dry up. And I’m sure Discord will do their best to make it impossible. Serves them right for picking chat software in the first place, let alone one they don’t control.
“Look, Discord requires me to upload a pic of my face or ID, which i can’t legally agree to. Provide another channel or bye.”
That’ll work for individual users, but getting all that chat history out will be a problem for the owners once the users dry up.
And I’m sure Discord will do their best to make it impossible.
Serves them right for picking chat software in the first place, let alone one they don’t control.