Discord changes/foot shooting

[GenDenelith]

So today Discord announced that they'll treat everyone like kids, and require face or ID verification in order to access age restricted servers or a bunch of other features (that will likely change over time).  The full announcement can be read here:

https://discord.com/safety/how-discord-is-building-safer-experiences-for-teens

Needless to say I won't be giving them my face or ID at all for any reason as... well, just a few months ago they got breached and people got access to 70k government IDs.  Wonderful!

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/discord-says-hackers-stole-government-ids-of-70000-users/

The discord will stay up for now, but I'll always keep my eyes out for other options available for the community.  I personally prefer forums, but I know that's not for everyone, nor is it as easy to connect to other communities in a decentralized system like this.

[Arthfach]

I honestly think the loss of forums in the general consciousness is going to make migrations much harder than they need to be. It's not like they're not mature software - it's in the minds of people who have never used them before. They think real time communication is all there is to things and it's like ... no, not at all.