Hello all,

Just wanted to have a chat regarding Ganders’ requirement for age. Has the process made you decide against joining?

Personally, can’t say I was very happy about providing my ID and face to get verified. It’s also something that is a hard sell imo to get others to join.

Do you think it is a necessary evil, in order to make sure that the social media is used only by adults?

Any thoughts on the matter?

  • Corvid_Moon@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    11 hours ago

    Yes, actually. I was waiting ever patiently for it to be released since last year, but I only discovered that my ID was required when it was already released & I was attempting to join. As such, I declined . . .

  • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    23 hours ago

    One of their main points is that users are verified humans, so they take your ID

    I have no desire to join Gander, but the verification isn’t about age, it’s one of their features.

    • twas@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      3·
      23 hours ago

      Have you seen the process for joining? Quite intrusive imo. Like I said in my post, I have a hard time seeing how you could sell the idea to someone that they have to join a new social media platform and on top of that, they have to provide id.

      Agree with you that it’s a feature but my point is that feature might turn someone away when they see the requirement.

      • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        14 hours ago

        I haven’t seen the process for joining, but Gander doesn’t appeal to me in any way shape or form.

        It’s a product that I don’t want, with features that seem like huge negatives, that promotes itself in a way that it feels like an astroturf investment circle-jerk.