"Internet is becoming more and more centralized in the hands of a few evil tech companies. Our project aims to change that! Join our discord and…"

No, this is not a real quote. But we all know it totally could have been.
@rysiek Could be worse. It could call for joining a private Facebook group. 😉
Discord Begins Testing Facial Scans for Age Verification

Some countries have passed strict new laws dictating youth access to digital platforms.

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@rysiek @gedvondur I am on some intuitive level pretty sure it isn't.
@rysiek @gedvondur oh that totally won't backfire and happen to mis-age certain groups and force them to upload ID which discord promises not to keep stored, until the next data breach...
@rysiek @gedvondur Have a look at discord's ownership and who owns 38%.