Re:An Open Letter to the FreeBSD Foundation, Core Team, Comm...
by jedberg on Friday November 03, 2023 @02:29AM
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I abhor Discord but it has nothing to do with my age. It's their terrible security policies.
I wanted to join a Discord that required phone number verification. I gave them the number I've had for the last 24 years, and they said it was invalid because it is hosted on Google Voice. I asked for alternative authentication and they said, and I quote,
"Do you have a friend who doesn't use Discord? Can you just use their phone to verify yourself?".
Since then I've been very anti-Discord (but will still occasionally pop on because there are some interesting communities there).
I wanted to join a Discord that required phone number verification. I gave them the number I've had for the last 24 years, and they said it was invalid because it is hosted on Google Voice. I asked for alternative authentication and they said, and I quote,
"Do you have a friend who doesn't use Discord? Can you just use their phone to verify yourself?".
Since then I've been very anti-Discord (but will still occasionally pop on because there are some interesting communities there).