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https://reclaimthenet.org/discord-expands-age-verification-id-system-to-more-regions

Discord’s push to verify users through government ids shows how safety mandates can quietly turn into systems of surveillance

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[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today -4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My producer already dropped Discord in 2020. We said bye-bye to that social credit score-infested, digital ID-ridden slopfest. It actually was bad from the beginning.

Come home to Nerimity, where no NSFW is allowed (and thus, no age verification): https://nerimity.com/

If people ask where you came from, go ahead and mention me (I'm Mugita Sokio:7796 on there)