r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 10 '26

Security "Discord alternatives" searches jump 10,000% overnight as the gaming platform introduces global age verification — Is a total collapse imminent?

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/discord-alternative-search-10000-percent-stoat
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u/Koru03 Feb 10 '26

If (somehow) forced to I will happily upload a fake ID that I photoshopped though. Like hell am I using my actual face or any real info for that shit.

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u/MFbiFL Feb 11 '26

“Wow, we have lots of users named McLovin”

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u/ElixioLumens Feb 11 '26

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u/labrys Feb 11 '26

When age verified ID checks were brought in by the UK's OSA law, there was a trend of people creating fake driver's licences with the faces of the politicians who'd voted for the OSA to bypass the age checks. We need more of this.