Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Yeah. They can kick rocks!

People claim these images or videos stay right here on the phone just to confirm age. Only if their word can be trusted though.

They're updating the rules so every account gets treated like it's underage now, after running into problems with shady users on some communities. Verification turns mandatory under the update, and skipping the step means getting labeled as a kid.

The reasoning seems sound at first glance yet without requiring an official identification scan there is no method to verify a person's years so young users will still get through.

Forget what I said before. After going through that write-up it looks like official identification ends up being required. This setup doesn't sit right with me so I'm dropping the platform for gray. No interest in authorities keeping tabs on the whole thing.

According to what I've come across, the demand is for either a state-issued identification document or a personal video recording. I doubt that either approach is completely secure.

You raise an interesting idea, especially around the unclear parts. From what I've noticed the service seems to treat only intimate material as meant for adults at the moment. Still I might have that mistaken.

Not quite. This is what you will lose access to.

The write-up fails to explain adult-oriented material. Apparently it suggests nothing beyond explicit photos counts. Inboxes seem set to grow messier for unconfirmed accounts. Rule number seven stands out as the only guideline section possibly touching unclear situations. Those below eighteen cannot take part in intimate acts or anything else on the app risking their virtual or actual security. The sole case mentioned involves taking justice into one's own hands. That leaves quite an expansive vague region concerning what counts as danger, almost certainly by design.

It turns out that particular chat network hasn't disappeared after all. Due to worries about how they handle personal data I've avoided signing up for the popular messaging app and instead been slowly searching for options that are more spread out. Currently a pair of my acquaintances seem eager to look further into another open protocol.

Those old messaging platforms haven't vanished completely. It puzzles me that conversations regarding peps fail to occur in such locations. It appears groups would prove more resistant to being discontinued. However the drawback remains that all participants have their addresses revealed.

Yeah, that and some regions are cracking down on them. But mostly that.

They suffered a security incident that leaked personal details including official identification for seventy thousand users back in October right after launching in those regions.

It's clear that rules will soon tighten around unregulated research compounds. What remains uncertain is the precise timing and whether individual buyers will also come under scrutiny besides distributors already facing pressure.

People worry that ordinary buyers might get singled out, but I doubt it. There's no basis in law for going after someone just because they want to improve how they feel. Sellers operating in this loosely regulated peptide scene are another matter entirely. Officials could restrict supply by focusing on raw materials and production sites, the way they handled steroids years ago. It's only my theory from watching similar patterns, since I've been following these trends for some time.