Discord is cooked. Users are jumping ship and seeking alternatives

Earlier this week, Discord announced that it would soon begin to treat user accounts as “teens” until they submit to age verification checks, either via video selfies or ID documents. There’s been enormous backlash to this, to say the least. While stronger protections for kids and adults is a noble goal, this isn’t the right way to go about it.

Users are understandably concerned about data privacy and security, especially because Discord suffered a data breach in October. It’s hard to...