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What's the point of switching to Discord alternatives, if they're going to be subject to the same age verification laws? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/opensource@programming.dev
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I know Discord is enshittifying and I'm all for switching to open source instead.

But everyone's reason for leaving seems to be:

"Discord wants my ID for age verification and I don't like that."

And the new apps will be subject to the exact same laws.

Are users just not realizing that (and therefore in for a rude awakening), or am I missing something?

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[–] 14 points 8 months ago

I bet you that the instance size counts. Matrix has many instances you can pick from. You can also self-host or get a managed instance (someone hosts the system for you). And all of this can be done in jurisdictions that don't have shitty laws.

So, no, it's definitely not the same.

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