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Discord: Gesichtsscan oder Ausweispflicht nur in Ausnahmefällen nötig
Laut Discord wird ein Gesichtsscan oder ein Ausweis in den meisten Fällen nicht nötig sein, um das eigene Alter zu verifizieren. Stattdessen wird geschätzt.

Discord says that the "vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today" without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age (The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/876575/discord-age-verification-vas…

Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup
Discord says the “vast majority” of people won’t need to scan their face or present their government ID to use the platform when it implements age verification in March.

Discord, the online communication platform beloved of gamers and chat groups around the world, is experiencing a severe backlash over its rollout of age assurance tech.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-…

Discord faces backlash over age verification
Discord, the online communication platform beloved of gamers and chat groups around the world, is experiencing a severe backlash over its rollout of age assurance ...

#Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally

Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.

As a "safety measure," Discord will require a face scan or ID starting next month.
https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally

Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.

»ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says:
Discord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.«
Discord wants to collect the data from you for "security" in order to evaluate you via ID. Now this, this shows how insecure data hunger is, especially in the age of BigTech.
🤷

ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says
The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.

Discord-Alternativen https://mein-mmo.de/discord-beste-alternativen/

Die 8 besten Alternativen zu Discord, wenn ihr wechseln möchtet
MeinMMO stellt euch Alternativen zu Discord vor, die sich ebenfalls als Chat- oder Kommunikationssoftware für euren Gaming-Alltag eignen.

Dienstag: Discord mit Altersprüfung, Kritik an geplanter Vorratsdatenspeicherung
Gesichtsscan oder Ausweis zur Altersbestimmung Widerspruch zu Regierungsplänen Sorge um deutschen Einzelhandel ChatGPT als Arzt-Ersatz Irrtum in Bayern

This morning, Discord released a survey about #AI. Only a few hours later, the survey suddenly closed. Judging by the responses shared publicly by users — the feedback was uniformly negative.
The question is: will Discord respect the results, or will the surveys continue until morale improves?
#userresearch

I would like to see a live active account number for #Discord
Can only imagine it's dropped a bit in the past day 😅

Yesterday I took a closer look at Matrix as a Discord replacement.
I like it. It's more bare bone and less complex to use.
The whiteboard (Neoboard) is better than the Discord one (although you still cannot "lock" an element in place)
My only issue is Webhooks. I use them a lot and for Matrix, it's a bit more complicated.

Small list I have put together for alternatives to #discord
I am looking at this from a non-technical perspective...
Willing to hear about other platforms though/
#Matrix = YES = BUT Onboarding is difficult.
#Root

wow. no
#discord
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Discord führt eine Altersprüfung weltweit ein
Ab dem kommenden Monat verlangt Discord einen Gesichtsscan oder einen Ausweis für den vollständigen Zugriff auf alle Inhalte der Plattform.
https://www.

Discord plans to roll out age verification globally starting in March to access some content; all accounts will have a "teen-appropriate experience by default" (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-g…

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Starting in March, all Discord users will have a “teen” experience by default unless they complete age verification using a video selfie or ID.

Those of you who want a more or less complete #Discord replacement have Stoat.chat waiting for you. We’ve kept #IRC warm for you all these years, though, and it’s still fundamentally better for chats.

PS. With all the Discord stuff, in case you wonder why you never see me promoting Matrix, it’s not because it’s a usability nightmare (which it is) but because it’s made by the kind of people who’d be happy to call ICE a customer.
The “F” in FOSS doesn’t stand for fascism.
@…

Discord to require video selfies or government IDs to verify all users’ ages https://therecord.media/discord-age-verification-selfies

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115882407207303960
Good reads:
― the 2024 blog post
― the 2026 discussion in Lobsters.
Incidentally, I did stop using Discord. No regrets.

denial ← current step
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance
https://www.theverge.com/tech/876575/discord-age-verification-vast-majority-users-inference

I will never use Discord again!!!!!!
(I have one account on one Discord server that I logged into exactly once some years ago because someone I admire announced its birth and I was not sure what Discord was. I found out. NMK.)

stoat.chat ist jetzt bei Spamhaus gelistet und die Verification-Mails kommen nicht mehr an.
E-Mail ist tot!
#discord #stoat

I hate Discord. The platform is proprietary, the U/X is just completely confusing and it's difficult to find anything.
If you run a project, I love @… - it's open source, the U/X is great and you can archive everything in markdown (and much more).

GitHub - discourse/discourse: A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.
A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple. - discourse/discourse

Discord.

Australia's under-16 social media ban excludes Discord, GitHub, LEGO Play, Roblox, Steam, Google Classroom, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and YouTube Kids (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Metacurity operates outside the infosec news echo chamber to track patterns, context, and connections that most other sources miss.
Check out today's issue for the most critical developments you should know, including
--Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google,
--Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering,
--Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported,
--Discord to demand face scans or…

Defense companies face a 'relentless barrage' of cyberespionage, Google
Fugitive sentenced to 2 years for pig butchering money laundering, Coupang data breach scope was more massive than reported, Discord to demand face scans or government IDs, Hacktivist scraped 500k payment records from stalkerware apps, Promotei botnet still excels at stealing passwords, much more

Majority of the people I see recommending moving to Matrix are running on the main home server.
Which is fine, it's the easy path to get started but be aware that roots your identity in that homeserver.
My _personal_ take is that I consider public community chat to be ephemeral, which is why I've never been particularly concerned about using Discord.
Other than encouraging use of a forum for long form & persistent writing that can be discovered / linked over tim…

What we're seeing with #theforkiverse has worked before and can work again. Community leaders have proven they can build communities in places like discord and it would be super cool if there were clear reasons for them to choose fediverse platforms.
Not sure if there are clear ways to promote it. Perhaps more focus on instance customization (tbh plugins would help).

I have no problem deleting my #Discord account.
I seem to be too old for their UX anyway.

The only thing more reliable than my Guardian's heals is my Linux OS. 🛡️🐧
Back in Tyria tonight streaming #GW2 from my trusty Linux PC! My machine has zero bloatware and 100% dragon-slaying optimization.
Come hang out! 👇 https://www.twitch.t…

What's the best single user alternative for Discord?

Free Tool Says it Can Bypass Discord's Age Verification Check With a 3D Model https://www.404media.co/free-tool-says-it-can-bypass-discords-age-verification-check-with-a-3d-model/

So, I still have a Discord server that I mostly used for checking Emote commissions.
IF I opened it up, would you join me there?
#Discord
Yes
No
What’s Discord?

US-Chatplattform: Discord will an die Börse
Die Chatplattform Discord will an die Börse gehen. Insiderinformationen zufolge hat das US-Unternehmen einen vertraulichen Antrag eingereicht.
https://www.

Next, Discord will need a scan of your booty hole to protect the kids. Don't do it.

Ah yes, force face identification on your userbase that are known for using anime characters as their avatars. They won't leave over this, right? #discord

@… Discord will deine Nase!

To determine if I need to replace Discord and with what I guess the first step is to determine what are my exact needs.
What I use is:

• Video chat
• The text chat that goes with it (to post images)
• webhooks
• The "Whiteboard" activity.

Australia's under-16 social media ban excludes Discord, GitHub, LEGO Play, Roblox, Steam, Google Classroom, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and YouTube Kids (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Papers, please. #discord

@… I stopped using Discord, some time ago.
I continue to use Matrix.

So, with the Discord thing rn I guess teh closest we have to an alternative is like Zulip? Except it's more self-hosted focused.
So, is anyone around here hosting a Zulip (or other real, feature-complete, discord alternative that I don't know yet) instance open to (or even better, focused on) small-ish kink communities?
I have some friends on discord that I really wanted to migrate somewhere else.
I thought about hosting one in my NAS, but even if cgnat wasn't a thing actively moderating porn-focused places seems like a nightmare so I'd want something hosted by someone with a bit more experience on that such as moderating fedi servers or something. I guess some people who host fedi instances probably also host chat rooms right?

"I'm going on an adventure!" ...without a mandatory update to stop me. 🍂
Streaming #LOTRO on Bazzite Linux. Open-source vibes, and ready to adventure.
🐧 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

https://github.com/matterbridge-org/matterbridge/blob/master/.golangci.yaml
The new matterbridge fork has a lint configuration that hides lint errors in old code.
Senior

That discord age verification hopefully kickstarts some usable alternatives. Self hosted services are still hard for the average user to setup and get into

The problem is if Discord go to hell, I will be back at the beginning fighting against my player who would really want us to play using Facebook Messenger.
Discord was the best I could do. Anything open-source is doomed to fail.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux/116041309989733171
"Discord is about to piss off and lose everyone"

I predict a resurgence of PHP forums in the next few months as people decide that no… they really DON’T WANT to share their personal info with large platforms any more. Especially if they have a history of leaking private data. #Discord

Ran across this today.
Does Superfast Matt work at Discord?
(Context in image; I realize this might be one leap of logic too far for the joke, but *I* found it funny.)
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxUSjXwB44F-IJOEe5uXv7LRZLBF-9miUL?si=BeDGAaW9vPLzxG…

#WhatsApp #Discord : Pourquoi vos #GIF vont bientôt changer de moteur (#Tenor tire sa révérence).
Tenor (propri…

WhatsApp : Pourquoi vos GIF vont bientôt changer de moteur (Tenor tire sa révérence)
Tenor ferme son API en juin 2026. WhatsApp prend les devants et intègre Klipy dans sa version bêta pour iOS. Une transition invisible mais stratégique.

Anyone have experience setting up #Matrix or another replacement for Discord? How much of a hassle is it?

>Guy (in a Discord server with mostly IT people): "Do you think AI will take your job? And if so, when?"
>Me: "I fucking hope not..."
(I drive trucks)

Discord now lets users buy, wishlist, and gift in-game cosmetic items directly within its platform, starting with a store within Marvel Rivals' Discord server (Ash Parrish/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/835385/discord-shop-marvel-rivals-gifting-…

Discord now lets you buy and gift video game skins
Discord has launched a new store feature in partnership with Marvel Rivals that will let users buy in-game items through Discord.

Discord new restrictions incoming. God forbid people might actually act responsibly themselves without massive overreach. I miss irc, we policed ourselves.

So #TTRPG peeps, what are your plans for Discord replacement?

@… yo do you think you could fix a discord bug where if your connection changes, discord pretends that your screenshare is up but it's actually down? this is legit destroying my relationships

I'm staying on Discord for the foreseeable future.

I really want to be interested in this "dark forest theory of the internet" but just listened to their podcast about the economics of it and they just went on and on about using substack and discord as if that was somehow revelatory? I couldn't get the point of what they were saying at all. Then they talked about how charging for membership of their closed group didn't really make money but helped weed people out, with no consideration that some people don't have spare …

Bye discord

But... why?
I mean... it's just messages and me sending silly photos over there.
#Discord

Nach ein paar Monaten setzt in der Familie eine gewisse WoW-Müdigkeit ein. Also, hauptsächlich bei mir, weswegen ich niemanden mehr guten Gewissens zu WoW motivieren kann.
Also habe ich mal Guild Wars 2 installiert. Läuft ganz gut, spielt sich auch erstmal gut. Leider ohne integrierten Voicechat. Also mal geschaut, was denn so aktuell dafür herhalten kann.
Die Omnipräsenz von Discord scheint die Entwicklung weitestgehend zum Erliegen gebracht zu haben. Aber Discord kommt für mich…

Sources: Discord has filed confidentially for an IPO, working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/chat-platform-discord-is-said-to-file-confidentially-for-ipo

#TIL there's a server limit on Discord 😅
Joining a new server will show "You must leave a server first to join."
There's a site to get the number of servers you are in: https://github.com/NobreHD/Discord-S…

May we please have a good Discord alternative now?
CW for quoted toot: Discord, Age verification (aka fascism that some people believe is good)
https://meta.masto.host/@GamingNews/116046127433639490

1000%
Also: s/Discord/Slack/g
https://infosec.exchange/@munin/115528564500273715

🌐 #Tailscale VPN integration with pre-auth key support & custom server options
💾 Automated #rsync backups over SSH with cron scheduling & ntfy/Discord notifications
🔧 Kernel hardening via sysctl, swap file setup & Lynis/debsecan security audits
📋 Idempotent, produ…

My armor is made of Iron, but my OS is made of Mithril. 🛡️🐧
Streaming the new #LOTRO expansion on Bazzite Linux! Running on an immutable filesystem means the only thing breaking tonight is the enemy's defense, not my kernel.
No Windows updates, just loot. 👇 htt…

How does XMPP work? I'm looking at Jabber's website and apparently some clients are both clients and servers at the same time or something? It's quite confusing...
Are spaces or multi-channel groups (like discord) a thing in xmpp? Which clients support that on iOS and Linux and etc?
Is Movim a client or a server or what?
Are groups hosted in the server of the user who created it like on Matrix or what?
Any easy tutorials I could send to my discord friends?
#XMPP #Jabber #Movim

If I were running an AI company, I'd ban employees from implying any AI can have consciousness or sentience - for the simple reason that it would prompt comparisons to slavery.
https://www.404media.co/anthropic-exec-forces-ai-chatbot-on-gay…

Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee
“We’re bringing a new kind of sentience into existence,” Anthropic's Jason Clinton said after launching the bot.

I've been tinkering on a Discord-inspired native #Matrix client on and off for the past three years. During this time it has gone back and forth between #Slint and #Dioxus, because Slint is alw…

“I, for my own part, cannot think that these latter days of weak experiment, fragmentary theory, and mutual discord are indeed man's culminating time!”
~ H. G. Wells,”The Time Machine”

So very true...
https://wondermark.com/c/1579/

#1579; In which Music is enjoyed
[ 💬 Comment thread on Discord ]

Moderators of tech(-adjacent) Discord servers: are y’all getting hit with spam of people advertising their services for AI or blockchain projects?
I ask because a few servers I mod have had a very noticeable uptick of such drive-by self-promo. It’s specifically webdev servers, and none of those servers have advertised themselves as spaces for AI or blockchain interests…

A bit under the radar, because I tend to look at technical updates (MangoWC!, Cosmic at the truly latest branch! etc), but credit where credit is due!
AerynOS:
- uses Zulip instead of Discord
- is looking at how to move to Codeberg, away from GitHub
- has a clear stance on LLM's
- tries to sponsor other open source projects
- at the same time continuously updating their platform and provided software.
Whilst going through all ups and downs of a startu…

Is there such a thing as a #fediverse forum? There must be options away from Discord/Reddit and all those other centralised communities.
#Discord #Reddit #Forums

@… made me think of u https://mods.vintagestory.at/kemono

kemono
larp as anthro animals & pastel colored equines, man made horrors beyond your comprehension beta, should b usable on servers now but expect internal changes at any time x3 looking 4 help :3, dm @xeth9000, or discord at: https://discord.gg/9FfZqEekUa: - blender animator (kemono model cleanup)- blender modeling for more parts (kemono + horse)- horse voices   emote menu:- ctrl + T   commands:- .charsel: can now change your appearance anytime (but not class or race!!)- .glowreset: remove any char…

As seem in the #niri Discord. #DMS by https://github.com/bbedward

Squeezing in some final holiday adventures in LOTRO tonight! ⚔️ Taking the Linux rig out for some questing as we prepare for our next big chapter with Penguins on Tour. 🐧✈️
Live now!
#LOTRO

Matrix remains terrible, and it really does suck that we don't have XMPP clients that look like Slack or Discord.

"Vom Archivserver zum ArchivForum – neue Wege für den fachlichen Austausch" @…:
https://archive20.hypotheses.org/15863
"Vor gut einem Jahr …

Unsure what Mac application is the shittiest, but Discord is certainly in the top 5

I save all my good content for mastodon. sorry #discord

Tux is the construction foreman tonight. 🐧👷‍♂️
We are LIVE and printing a massive N-Scale haul: Tunnels, Silos, and Tanks! Slicing and streaming entirely from Linux because open source builds better worlds.
Come hang out while the extruder does its thing! 🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Anthropic Exec Forces AI Chatbot on Gay Discord Community, Members Flee https://www.404media.co/anthropic-exec-forces-ai-chatbot-on-gay-discord-community-members-flee/

Imagine being Discord…
…and seeing that a user has joined a new Discord “server”
…and immediately sends the same message to all channels they can access
…and not feeling the responsibility to automatically ban these spammers
…and instead relying on your moderators/users to do these kinds of platform-heuristic tasks… to act as human firewalls.
I have a fundamental professional disconnect with treating this as anything other than a high priority to fix this for the he…

Turns out Kagi are assholes too. What a surprise. Is there A Very Small List of Companies That Aren’t Run By Absolute Scum somewhere? https://hachyderm.io/@castarco/114117205014128055

Andreu Casablanca 🐀 (@castarco@hachyderm.io)
Attached: 1 image I hoped that, MAYBE, some american companies that present themselves as being "better" when compared to their giant counterparts were indeed somehow better. Today I'm disappointed, with #Kagi . I know that it is unnerving when someone posts anything resembling what I myself wrote in their Discord server. It creates discomfort and social tension. I feel it myself, I don't like it either. Not even now, when I'm writing this knowing that I'll find many more of you agreeing with…

One last holiday hurrah in Middle-earth! 🎄⚔️ Ending the festive season by streaming LOTRO on the Linux rig.
Come hang out as we finish off some holiday quests and enjoy the cozy winter vibes before the new year really kicks into gear! 🐧✨
https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Interesting 👀 https://social.zarchbox.fr/notes/agclhhyre66bnqz3
Extension from @… :

So, I have #Discord on my Mac, but I can't use it because it's unbelievably slow. I mean, unusable.
My Mac is an M2 Pro Mac Mini, and has no problem with anything else. Anyone have any thoughts?
Web version is ok, but limited in some ways.

Windows users: "Oh no, a mandatory update!" 😱 Me on Linux: Already logging into Tyria with 10% more FPS via Proton 🐧✨
Streaming Guild Wars 2 tonight powered entirely by Tux. Come for the Fashion Wars, stay because my kernel compiles faster than your loading screen. 💅
🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus<…

It’s an N-Scale Industrial Revolution tonight! 🚂🏗️
Streaming "Penguin Style" 3D printing on the Linux rig. We are building out the railway infrastructure: ▪️ Tunnel Entrances ▪️ 45' Grain Silos ▪️ Industrial Storage Tanks & Sheds
Come watch the tiny world come together! 👇 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

⚔️ Guild Wars Reforged Launch Day 🐧 Powered by Linux
The classic is back and looking crispy. Streaming the new update right now! Come see if the nostalgia holds up (spoiler: it does).
🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

The 3D printers are heating up for an epic stream today! 🔥 We're bringing some serious fantasy characters to life:
👹 Orc Warboss Fitz 🧛‍♂️ Count Vamps ✨ The Sorceress
Tune in to watch these prints come to life, all powered by the Linux rig! 🐧⚙️
https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Who says you can't teach an old MMO new tricks? 🧙‍♂️✨
Streaming Lord of the Rings Online tonight, powered by Bazzite. An immutable, atomic Linux desktop running a classic game? That’s the kind of stability Gondor wishes it had.
We are LIVE! 🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Streaming the creation of a Mandalorian Bust Can Holder Inserts. This is the Way... to drink your beverage.
Happy Turkey Recovery Day! 🦃🍺 #Mandalorian

Giving thanks for good layer adhesion and Beskar... I mean PLA. 🧵🦃
Live now: Printing a Mando Bust Beer Mug to celebrate the holiday!
🔴 #Thanksgiving

Streaming #GW2 from my Linux rig because why open a window when you can break down the walls? Running smoothly, looking good, and absolutely 0% chance of a blue screen. Let's conquer Tyria. 👇 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus…

Going live with LOTRO tonight on my Linux PC! Middle-earth runs smoother on Tux than a hobbit on second breakfast. Come join the adventure! 🐧🧙‍♂️ #LOTRO #LinuxGaming https…

Holiday figurine printing is a-go! 🎅⚙️ Spending the evening 3D printing and relaxing before the big day.
Pull up a chair and join the stream!
#3DPrinting

The Penultimate Chapter! ⏳
Final stream tonight before we move to Bulgaria! 🇧🇬 Exploring a new Valheim world and hanging out with the best community on Linux. Pull up a stump and let’s celebrate! 🛡️🐧
📺 Watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus