The company’s deploying AI-powered inference to estimate user ages based on behavioral patterns, account history, and other signals already in its systems. Only when that automated prediction fails or flags uncertainty will users face requests for manual verification through ID uploads or facial scanning.

Oh, so it’s even easier to game it and pretend to be “an adult”. Simply avoid any minecraft and roblox communities to be an instant adult.

Discord didn’t specify exactly what percentage constitutes a “vast majority,” nor did it detail which signals feed into its age prediction models. That lack of transparency could become its own issue as regulators increasingly scrutinize how platforms handle youth safety versus privacy rights.

Big brother is watching you masturbate, for your own good, of course.

For the subset of users who do get flagged for manual verification, Discord says it’s partnering with third-party services that specialize in age verification tech. These vendors typically process ID documents or facial scans without permanently storing biometric data, though implementation details remain vague.

It’s not permanent storage if they delete after safely selling to interested buys!

As lawmakers ramp up age verification requirements globally, expect more platforms to walk this tightrope between compliance and community trust.

I wonder if this is what might actually push more people into “host your own shit” that’s easy to shut down and migrate as needed.

You mean that Chinpokomon episode was right all long?

Despite the name, the detective is a skinny little boy.

Eh, USA is a very fucked up place when it comes to how voting works. Rigged game, etc etc

In civilized places, optional voting is a right. In uncivilized places, optional voting is perfect for putting all sorts of barriers between the vote and the “undesirables” in a legal way.

The game looks PS1 as all hell and I love it. Kinda like a mix of Vagrant Story and Parasite Eve, I guess?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014650/45_PARABELLUM_BLOODHOUND__Cyberpunk_Active_Time_Action/

Gotta protect whoever’s behind him with high speed steel plate to the face

Yes, I alluded to that in the first comment

Happened to a number of FOSS projects. At least forking and “starting” anew is easier

I found it really odd that your server has to get a registration key from their server

Huh, I didn’t know that, maybe that’s only with the docker image? If not, that’s bad news waiting to happen, I’m afraid :/

You can buy companies, organizations and people that run FOSS projects, thus buying the project. Audacity was bought and enshitified. SimpleApps suffered a similar fate on Android.

In both cases, the community forked the last “good” version and renamed the project

Rocket.chat would be my first recommendation, tho it looks more corporate aimed. It also claims to support Matrix federation.

You could also give Jami a try, it’s p2p so it doesn’t need servers.

It’s voice chat features are lacking, it has no video chat yet

There’s rocketchat, too, which bills itself more corporately

Until some company buys it and then it has to rename again. Happened to a number of FOSS projects. At least forking and “starting” anew is easier

Wish DeltaChat would work better.

Or that Jami would properly look for new messages after a user configurable amount of time - sometimes it’ll only do that if you restart the app

You mean stoat :)

for-desktop Electron desktop wrapper for Revite

Oh for fucks’ sake

The what to what that what?

You think you do but you don’t

They can shove that shit together with a razor up their asses

Rooshvforums

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You’re getting significant lag with Generals? I never got anywhere close to that on a ~2012 mid rig, even on a 4v4 match