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[–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Until verification is complete, access to [social features] will be limited to friends only

don't threaten me with a good time

[–] Pondis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Who uses the crappy social features anyway? Turn them off and leave me alone.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why? Everyone is 12. We've known this as long as Xbox Live has existed.

[–] MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And they’ve got my credit card details, and an email address and purchase history more than 18 years old. So use that..

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 1 points 1 month ago

The annoying thing is, the partner they use accept credit card as a method of verification. I suppose they cannot justify access your saved card details for this purpose. But technically the info is there, yes.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Please Drink a Verification Can

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago

I'm using a Hotmail account from the '90s, fuck off.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 9 points 1 month ago

You know that warm feeling you get when you realize that you aren't part of a gated closed ecosystem and have control over your own hard- and software?

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago

Won't somebody think of the children? (/s)

The death of online gaming?

[–] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yoti, a trusted third-party identity verification provider

Sure they could do it without relying on a third party, but Microsoft knows its users are going to have an easier time trusting "Yoti" rather than trusting Microsoft.

[–] FarceOfWill 4 points 1 month ago

And ms will find it a lot easier to blame the screwups on yoti than on themselves

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 1 month ago

Who fucking cares?