Your Face. Your ID. Your Privacy. Gone.
Let’s talk about what just happened in the chat platform world. You know the ones. The big players.
Oh, and one of them got hacked last year. Tens of thousands of IDs stolen. But don’t worry, they promise it won’t happen again.
The Surveillance State Came to Your DMs 👁️
Major chat platforms are rolling out mandatory age verification globally, placing all accounts into restricted “teen appropriate” settings by default unless users verify they’re adults. If you want full access to the platform you’ve been using for years, you now have three choices:
- Upload your government ID to a third party vendor who pinky swears they’ll delete it quickly
- Record a video selfie for facial age estimation (processed on device, they claim)
- Let their AI spy on you 24/7 with “age inference models” that analyze your behavior, play patterns, and usage times to guess if you’re an adult
None of these options sound appealing? Cool. You get locked into teen mode. Forever.
About Those Data Breaches…
Here’s the thing: these platforms have a track record. Data breaches happen. Sensitive information gets exposed. IDs, selfies, personal details… all of it vulnerable.
And every time it happens, the response is the same: “We’ve improved our security, trust us.”
Some platforms have even admitted publicly that they expect to lose users over these policies. They know people hate this. They’re doing it anyway.
”But Most People Won’t Need To Verify!” 🤡
After backlash, some platforms have clarified that “most people” won’t see verification prompts because their background AI will just… know you’re an adult.
Let’s break down what that actually means:
Machine learning models are constantly analyzing your account. How long you’ve been a user. Times of day you use the platform. Which games you play. Your behavioral patterns. This surveillance runs 24/7 in the background.
And if their AI isn’t convinced? Face scan or ID upload. Your choice.
Why This Is Absolutely Bonkers
Privacy advocates are screaming. Major digital rights organizations have called age verification mandates a censorship and surveillance nightmare. Age verification doesn’t magically make anyone safer. It just creates massive honeypots of sensitive data waiting to be breached.
Users are fleeing. People are cancelling premium subscriptions and evaluating alternatives. Long time users who’ve been loyal for years are walking away.
The data is never truly safe. Platforms can promise all they want that IDs are “deleted quickly” and selfies “never leave your device.” But we’ve heard this song before. If data can be breached, it’s only a matter of time until it is.
There’s A Better Way 🧡
At Tavrn, we believe you shouldn’t have to choose between safety and privacy.
You shouldn’t have to upload your government ID to chat with friends.
You shouldn’t have to let AI models surveil your every move to access basic features.
You shouldn’t have to trust that third party vendors handling your biometric data won’t get hacked.
We’re building something different. A chat platform that respects your privacy. That doesn’t treat every user like a potential criminal. That believes safety and freedom can coexist.
No face scans. No ID uploads. No creepy background surveillance.
Just a place to talk, connect, and build communities without sacrificing your fundamental right to privacy.
The Exodus Has Begun
Users of major platforms are looking for alternatives. They’re done with being treated like products to be scanned, analyzed, and monetized.
Tavrn just opened for public beta. We crossed into Build 32 this week, and our doors are open to everyone who’s sick of the surveillance state masquerading as “safety features.”
No invasive verification. No behavioral tracking. No data breaches waiting to happen.
Just pure, private, community driven chat the way it should be.
Ready to reclaim your privacy?
Join Tavrn at tavrn.top
Because your face, your ID, and your data belong to you. Not them. 🧡
Big platforms can keep their face scans. We’ll keep your trust.