Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro...
by Filligree on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:29PM
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I believe it depends on the invite. I haven't done it recently, but on the server I manage there's a checkbox for amount of verification required; the middle level is 'require a telephone number', though low is the default.
Re:Discord is opening the monetization floodgates with micro...
by Springtime on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:41PM
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In this case the phone number was immediately required without an invite, just using the regular sign up page as the only site interaction. While ironically no phone was required when trying for a separate user with an invite.
Maybe some users have found it different recently but while this used to be the case years back when I joined (it was IRC style where you just picked a nickname and began chatting) I tried this twice again recently for someone—both with and without an invite—and it required creating an account (ie: verifying email and in another case it required a phone, inexplicably).
The prior onboarding experience was far superior and I have to think an important part of their earlier growth.