Discord

The old toggle at User Settings > Privacy & Safety > In-game rewards is gone.

What the actual fuck is this shit and how do I turn it off? I don’t want to see status’ ever

Discord’s recent announcement of mandatory age verification for all users has sent the community scrambling for alternatives. Search volume for “Discord alternatives” spiked 10,000% overnight, with Matrix seeing a 2,133% increase and the relatively unknown Stoat (formerly Revolt) jumping 9,900%. As someone who’s been self-hosting Matrix for a while now and recently dove deep into evaluating alternatives, I figured it’s time to document what I’ve learned.

Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification

This appears to be the first post about it in the Lemmiverse (for this instance), so… here we go!

After Profile effects and Avatar decorations, you can now buy Name Plates for your profile.

Discord has begun requiring some users in the United Kingdom and Australia to verify their age through a facial scan before being permitted to access sensitive content. The chat app’s new process has been described as an “experiment,” and comes in response to laws passed in those countries that place guardrails on youth access to online platforms. Discord has also been the target of concerns that it does not sufficiently protect minors from sexual content.

At least you can hide them, for now. Another notch on the “enshittification” scale.

TL;DR: Discord launched its Social SDK, enabling game devs to integrate social features like voice, video, and text chat directly into games. This aims to enhance in-game social experiences and make it easier for players to connect and communicate without leaving the game. The SDK is designed to be developer-friendly, is free to use and supports cross-platform functionality. You can also use it as a player without needing an account, but linking your Discord account will give you more functionality.

Check out the archived version for easy access:

Have tested this myself - you need to still give permission to the app to be connected to your account if you haven’t used them, but other than that, it works out of the box.

Discord’s Wellbeing & Empowerment team is working with Dr. Rachel Kowert, an internationally acclaimed expert in mental health, trust, and safety in digital games, to develop a resource to educate and equip moderators with strategies and tools to support their mental health and promote the well-being of their online communities. Moderators and community managers play an essential role in maintaining safe and positive spaces in gaming and digital communities, and we can’t create this resource without hearing directly from those we aim to support!

I got these half square half round icons since today on my Discord. Is this a new thing ? Is this something existing that I accidentally turned on ?

I know some folks that chronically don’t reply but react with emoji, so at least I’ll get a notification now.

Wayland and audio is fixed, but only on the canary branch for the moment, this isnt lazy either, they changed the whole screenshare flow to suit linux’s permission prompts

They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

Forced arbitration means any legal disputes you may have with Discord must be resolved through a single third party mediator, who 99% of the time is chosen by, and will rule in favor of, the corporation/Discord. This effectively removes all your legal rights as a consumer, because arbitration decisions are legally binding and non-appealable.