discord alternatives

Discord’s decision to make most accounts “teen by default” and roll out mandatory age verification has done something unusual: it exposed how dependent millions of communities are on one product, and how thin the options are when you need voice, screen-sharing, moderation, and community features...

Discord’s latest safety pivot has detonated into one of the service’s biggest community crises — a global “Teen‑by‑Default” setting that funnels every account into a restricted experience unless the platform’s age‑assurance systems say otherwise, and a verification flow that can include...