@HolosSocial@mastodon.social wants

@DekOfTheYautja@vivaldi.net most people fleeing Discord for Matrix will not be setting up their own servers; and as the post from the Matrix.org Foundation points out, many jurisdictions seem to be going the way of age verification.

But your point is well taken:

The Matrix protocol does, for the time being and in certain jurisdictions, offer some workarounds for this age verification nonsense.

Aaaaand here it is, folks:

The Matrix.org Foundation admitting that you're really no better off with them than with Discord when it comes to age verification, because they—like Discord—must comply with the law.

Granted, the subtle difference with Matrix is that age verification will only apply to Matrix servers in countries that have passed age verification laws—but the fact of the matter remains that none of us will be able to get around this bullshit simply by switching messaging platforms.

Make no mistake:

You're not sticking it to Discord when you leave that platform for another because of their new age verification policy. In fact, if you and your community use Discord often, you may even just be shooting yourself in the foot, because the next platform you move to—which may not work as well for your needs as Discord does—will eventually fall victim to these draconian laws as well.

Though it can't hurt to let the company know just how much you hate this age verification policy, the real solution here isn't boycotting Discord. The real solution here is stopping those laws and/or getting them repealed.

Easy, right?

Fuck, why'd I have to be born in the Stupidest Timeline of Earth History?

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