Criticism of centralization on Discord/Reddit enabling age verification rollout

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Centralized platforms and infrastructure monopolies (Cloudflare, Google) enable age verification and restrict decentralized alternatives.
Discord is rolling out mandatory age verification requiring government ID and selfie submission, framed as forced doxxing.
User claims association with Discord's founding.
User challenges opponents to present a technologically sound argument against a moderation or age-gating proposal beyond dismissing legitimate concerns.
Some websites remain operational despite receiving hundreds of Cloudflare abuse reports.

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/g/109158485 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 218 replies Discord is rolling out mandatory age verification requiring government ID and selfie submission, framed as forced doxxing.
/g/109163060 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 89 replies User claims association with Discord's founding.
/g/109174719 ↗ live · archive questioning developing 1 replies Some websites remain operational despite receiving hundreds of Cloudflare abuse reports.
/g/109167486 ↗ live · archive skeptical evergreen 21 replies User challenges opponents to present a technologically sound argument against a moderation or age-gating proposal beyond dismissing legitimate concerns.
/g/109157745 ↗ live · archive alarmed evergreen 28 replies Centralized platforms and infrastructure monopolies (Cloudflare, Google) enable age verification and restrict decentralized alternatives.