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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by viccis on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:03PM (#43293150)
If I recall correctly, yes, but it was like, enter your email and username BAM now you have an account.

It's not quite so easy anymore, partly because when you reach a certain size, it's all about controlling bots and whatnot.

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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by johnisgood on Friday March 07, 2025 @02:24PM (#43293437)
Agreed. You now have to verify your phone number to have access to many guilds.
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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by pydave on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:17PM (#43316686)
Yeah, didn't even verify emails. I got a surprise discord account back in 2015 because someone else used my email. I guess this xkcd[1] applies to younger people too.

1: https://xkcd.com/1279/

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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by einsteinx2 on Monday March 10, 2025 @01:44PM (#43323126)
I’ll never cease to be amazed that there’s an XKCD for literally everything.

I bet there’s even one related to using the word literally as hyperbole…

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