IRC, matrix?
Comment on Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'
OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
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.
confuser@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
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 day ago
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.
OverTheFiniteSun@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Grabbed an article: eff.org/…/uk-online-safety-bill-will-mandate-dang…
And another: www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye3qw7gv7o.amp
Applies to sites with user-generated content.
vorpuni@jlai.lu 1 day ago
SimpleX is anonymous and works well.
AnotherHelldiver@jlai.lu 2 days ago
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 2 days ago
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 2 days ago
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 day 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 day 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.