@Techmeme@techhub.socialDiscord says it "ran a limited test of Persona in the UK" to verify user ages and "that test has since concluded", distancing itself from Persona amid backlash (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/878369/discord-persona-age-verificatio…
@tante@tldr.nettime.orgIch war zu Gast bei Breitband vom DLF Kultur und wir sprachen (auch) über "Digitale Souveränität" und Open Source.
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/jugendschutz-in-social-media-die-plaene-der-plattform-discord-100.html…
@andycarolan@social.lolCan't we all just give up on Discord already and spin up a few self hosted forums instead?
I mean, IRC is fine, but I would argue that the onboarding isn't easy for everyone.
@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngRE: https://mastodon.social/@Ivovanwilligen/116110881126241280
Chilling! This article is less about LinkedIn and more about Peter Thiel's Persona corp (which was also supposed to be responsible for Discord's new identification system) and th…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaThe 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
@lanefu@social.linux.pizzaSometimes I wish I could purge reddit and discord , but then I realize I don't really like logging into forums either and actually the mobile experience is better........ At the cost of my soul
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeAs 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
@kubikpixel@chaos.social
@whitequark@mastodon.social@… made me think of u https://mods.vintagestory.at/kemono
@sean@scoat.esImagine 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…
@johnleonard@mastodon.socialDiscord, 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-…
@johnm@social.tchncs.de#Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally
@frankstohl@mastodon.social
@andycarolan@social.lolSo, 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.
@heiseonline@social.heise.deDiscord 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.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDiscord 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…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzAnthropic 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/
@gwire@mastodon.socialIf 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…
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
@padraig@mastodon.ie @kubikpixel@chaos.social«Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups?
One of the recent topics in Messaging App Discourse is whether it makes sense to prioritize End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) when searching for an alternative to Discord.»
— by @…
Encryption rarely has anything to do with secrecy, but with the reality of the source and the trust in their data.
@Archivist@social.linux.pizzaParece que han llegado a una audiencia que habla español, si le gusta los Pireneos, video juegos y caballos, miren el Kickstarter, se puede buscar el Discord donde tambien se habla español
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/horsesofgavarnie/horses-of-gavarnie
@heiseonline@social.heise.deUS-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.
@grumpybozo@toad.socialI 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.)
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.socialThis 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
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizza"Victory is Life!" ✊
It’s my second-to-last night of streaming before the big move to Bulgaria! 🇧🇬 Tonight, I’m jumping into Star Trek Online on my Linux rig to try out a Dominion character for the first time. 🚀✨
Come hang out for the final countdown!
📺 LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@mxp@mastodon.acm.orgHad the first meeting of the semester yesterday, and I’m already tired of the “let’s make a Google Docs” AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. By the same person who vehemently objected to putting up a portrait of Grace Hopper in the department on the grounds that she was an American military officer.
And Discord for video conferencing? Really?
The university’s Microsoft infrastructure isn’t ethically better, but at least it’s them who have to assume the legal responsibility.
@mxp@mastodon.acm.orgHad the first meeting of the semester yesterday, and I’m already tired of the “let’s make a Google Docs” AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. By the same person who vehemently objected to putting up a portrait of Grace Hopper in the department on the grounds that she was an American military officer.
And Discord for video conferencing? Really?
The university’s Microsoft infrastructure isn’t ethically better, but at least it’s them who have to assume the legal responsibility.
@mxp@mastodon.acm.orgHad the first meeting of the semester yesterday, and I’m already tired of the “let’s make a Google Docs” AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. By the same person who vehemently objected to putting up a portrait of Grace Hopper in the department on the grounds that she was an American military officer.
And Discord for video conferencing? Really?
The university’s Microsoft infrastructure isn’t ethically better, but at least it’s them who have to assume the legal responsibility.
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.socialI got approved for free creator hosting on @… 🥰
Even before Discord announced their global age verification roll-out, I had been toying with the idea of Discourse for a more forum-like experience because so much is lost in forever chats like Discord and I miss forums. I'm quite excited to try it out!
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Vom Archivserver zum ArchivForum – neue Wege für den fachlichen Austausch" @…:
https://archive20.hypotheses.org/15863
"Vor gut einem Jahr …
@stefan@gardenstate.socialI save all my good content for mastodon. sorry #discord
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeYesterday 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.
@cheeaun@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialDiscord 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…
@patrickquin@furry.engineerIt’s time to hold #VRChat’s feet to the fire https://feedback.vrchat.com/feature-requests/p/find-an-age-verification-provider-not-linked-to-palant…
@Rocquito@social.linux.pizzaVale, empiezo el streaming de la demo de The Occultist en www.twitch.tv/rocquitojuegos y me meto ademšs en mi canal de Discord: discord.gg/j3wSFrT9
@aral@mastodon.ar.alRE: #DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the pa…
@jackie@social.linux.pizza
@cdamian@rls.socialI have no problem deleting my #Discord account.
I seem to be too old for their UX anyway.
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
@trezzer@social.linux.pizza @newsie@darktundra.xyzDiscord to require video selfies or government IDs to verify all users’ ages https://therecord.media/discord-age-verification-selfies
@kubikpixel@chaos.social»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.
🤷
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafeRE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/115882407207303960
Good reads:
― the 2024 blog post
― the 2026 discussion in Lobsters.
Incidentally, I did stop using Discord. No regrets.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.iodenial ← current step
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance
https://www.theverge.com/tech/876575/discord-age-verification-vast-majority-users-inference
@catsalad@infosec.exchangeWhat's the best single user alternative for Discord?
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDiscord 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-…
@gideonstar@mastodon.gideonstar.de
@adulau@infosec.exchange
@marcel@waldvogel.family«“One SIM card can be used for hundreds of different platforms,” said Dek. “Vendors recoup SIM costs by selling high-demand verifications for apps like Facebook and Telegram, then profit from the long tail of other platforms.”
Additional analyses show global stocks of fake accounts are highest for platforms such as X, Uber, Discord, Amazon, Tinder and gaming platform Steam»
#FakeProfiles
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.socialDiscord.
@3sframe@social.linux.pizzaAh 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
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialNext, Discord will need a scan of your booty hole to protect the kids. Don't do it.
@andycarolan@social.lolSo, 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
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaThe Bazzite rig is humming for one of its last sessions in the States! 🐧💻
Questing through Lord of the Rings Online tonight. The countdown to Bulgaria is real—come vibe with the community before the hardware gets packed! 📦✨
📺 Watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAustralia'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
@j_honegger@swiss.social#Ukraine #russia #russoUkrainianWar
https://youtu.be/_2lN9Dr2x90
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@metacurity@infosec.exchangeMetacurity 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…
@fluchtkapsel@nerdculture.deNach 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…
@boris@cosocial.caMajority 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…
@tomkalei@machteburch.socialWollen wir auch über #discord reden? Das wird schmerzhaft.
Z.B. @… hat nen Discord. Relevante Mathe-Forschungscommunities auch.
Digital Twins von Konferenzen sind auf Discord und Slack.
Und Discord ist soweit ich das verstehe nicht E2E verschlüsselt. Die Stasi liest also da direkt mit. Alles was ihr da schreibt liest Grok sich durch und fasst das für Elon Donald zusammen...
Davon muss man ausgehen, oder?
https://machteburch.social/@tomkalei/115892403072411924
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeThe 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.
@chrislowles@mastodon.socialSpring cleaning my joined Discord servers and I'm just now realizing how little I actually use this app for anything other than keeping up with like 10 people.
@padraig@mastodon.iePapers, please. #discord
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaIf a social media site asks for ID or photo to prove my age this what I plan to use. I checked and my discord account is active and they have not asked me to prove my age... yet.
@finlaydag33k@social.linux.pizza>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)
@yaxu@post.lurk.orgI 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 …
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
@mela@zusammenkunft.netSession tonight:
Our game master doesn't pull their punches.
#rollenspiel #rpg #ttrpg #STA
@dwf@social.linux.pizzaIf I am coming to Discord to ask a question, noting that "I've tried all the obvious stuff", you can safely assume I also have run web searches. Pasting the Google AI Overview response for my question is not helping.
@whitequark@mastodon.social@… 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
@sean@scoat.esRan 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…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: 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
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioRE: https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux/116041309989733171
"Discord is about to piss off and lose everyone"
@padraig@mastodon.ie @stefan@gardenstate.socialWhat 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).
@dnddeutsch@pnpde.social@… Discord will deine Nase!
@pavelasamsonov@mastodon.socialAnyone have experience setting up #Matrix or another replacement for Discord? How much of a hassle is it?
@newsie@darktundra.xyzFree 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/
@andycarolan@social.lolI would like to see a live active account number for #Discord
Can only imagine it's dropped a bit in the past day 😅
@gideonstar@mastodon.gideonstar.deEin Jabber Client von den Machern von ejabberd, der aussieht wie Discord. Okay? Find ich jetzt grundsätzlich erst mal gut! 😆
Und nachdem ich websockets an meinen Server geflanscht habe, kann ich mich damit sogar verbinden!
https://www.process-one.net/fluux/
@j_honegger@swiss.social#Ukraine #russia #russoUkrainianWar
https://youtu.be/7IvJfzDjG1o
You can always buy me a coffee for more video projects to come:
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@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaStreaming Lord of the Rings Online again tonight! The Yule Festival is in full swing, so we're diving into the festive quests in Winter-home. If you need a cozy, chilled-out holiday stream, come hang out.
As always, running perfectly on my Bazzite PC. See you there!
Starting soon at https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe@… I stopped using Discord, some time ago.
I continue to use Matrix.
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeTo 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:
@andycarolan@social.lolI 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
@andycarolan@social.lolBut... why?
I mean... it's just messages and me sending silly photos over there.
#Discord
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioUnsure what Mac application is the shittiest, but Discord is certainly in the top 5
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaWe’re back in Middle-earth and beyond tonight! ⚔️ Streaming LOTRO and a few other titles while I fine-tune my OBS settings on the Linux rig. 🐧⚙️
Come hang out for the gameplay and stay for the Linux tech talk!
🔴 LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeSo #TTRPG peeps, what are your plans for Discord replacement?
@newsie@darktundra.xyzPodcast: Is Wiping a Phone a Crime? https://www.404media.co/podcast-is-wiping-a-phone-a-crime/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAustralia'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
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaBack in Middle-earth tonight! ⚔️ Streaming LOTRO on the Linux rig and it's running like a dream. 🐧✨
Come hang out as we quest through the wonders of the Third Age. Pull up a chair at the Prancing Pony! 🍻
LIVE NOW: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaTime to harness the sun! ☀️🛰️
We are LIVE for today's 3D printing stream, and we're adding more solar arrays to the Tiangong space station model. Powering the space race, one layer at a time (and still running smooth on Linux, naturally 🐧).
Tune in to watch the model grow: 👇 https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaMy desktop environment is clean, my build is optimal, and my OS is Linux. That's the real power creep. 📈
Streaming #GuildWars2 tonight! Come check out the gameplay.
Join the Puddings: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaLOTRO Linux = The perfect night. 🐧⚔️
Going live to explore more of Middle-earth from the Bazzite rig. Come talk tech, lore, or just vibe with the fellowship! 💍
#Linux <…
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaThe 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…
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizza"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
