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

Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Auth@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  how is a government requirement for age verification forcing a company to implement a non profitable change the fault of capitalism? I guess the 10 years have been a good sample of what capitalism does to a platform. Discord saw a problem and used VC capital to build one of the most well engineered platforms on the market with hundreds of millions of free users and many happy to pay to support it.

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  • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you don’t think this is all a pretense to collect more data and sell it… All the way up to the govt enforcing these rules lmao

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    • Auth@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      wow this is just what they need to know who you are… the final piece of the puzzle. You dont think discord can accurately identify most of its users already. They have email, IP, device, port scans of the network, all the people they interact with, contact list scans, social media and online account linking. This only affects a small subset of users and doesnt even go to discord as its done through a 3rd party service.

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      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        “They already have your data bro, it’s fine just let them scan your face too bro, it’s all a third party really bro trust them.”

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  • Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    the ID isn’t a direct cause. i just mention capitalism because most of the rest of the cause for me leaving is the enshittification. this is just the straw that broke the camels back like how reddit killing the app api is what pushed me off that platform

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    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It absolutely is a direct cause.

      These ID verification companies have been lobbying governments to mandate this so they can earn $$$$

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      • Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        good point, wasn’t my original intent but yeah lol

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      • Auth@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Thats true but ID companies are not lobbying or making changes on a scale that matters. This change isnt going through because an id company lobbied the government. Its actually a popular position with the constituents of the democracy. Its supported by many different interest groups for various reasons good and bad. To simplify it down to “id companies lobbying the government to earn money” is in my opinion intentionally misleading.

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  • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You could argue that in a general sense government regulation goes against unfettered capitalism. Though in this age where personal information is a commodity, some might say this is being used as a pretense.

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    • Auth@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think the argument that this is done to collect more personal info is stupid.

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  • Red_October@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Did you miss the part where the change is global? It also applies where the government hasn’t required it.

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    • Auth@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      how does that change anything?

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• Spaniard@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is coming from socialdemocrat countries like Spain, interventionism at its finest.

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  • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So, capitalist countries? You do understand that “social democracy” is still a form of capitalism, right?

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    • Spaniard@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Why are you so hostile? Read what I said and then read your reply and see if I am trying to argue against you or add information.

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      • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        “Socialism is when government do things”

        Sure thing bud. You clearly have no clue what you’re talking about.

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