In r/privacy, people worry that age verification and digital ID mandates could force Discord and alternatives to require ID and log conversations, potentially making it impossible to keep in touch anonymously across borders.
How would one maintain contact with online friends if everything were forced to comply with chat control/age verification/digital ID or be shut down?
I talk to them on Discord, but I'm looking into alternatives.
what if these get so far as to remove the alternatives, and make using ANY messaging application impossible without showing my ID and recording my every conversation?
How exactly would they implement age verification? Or does it only apply in certain areas?
Most people do not have a drivers license or ID.
Are all devices going to come with cameras to implement it?
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