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It's likely against the ToS rather than illegal. But if they're deleting IDs correctly after verifying I guess you just have to get past 30 days

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The mere possession of a fake ID is illegal on its face, using it is fraud.

But is a photoshopped image of an ID a fake id? Do you possess it? A photo of an id isn’t an id, it’s a photo. Ceci n'est pas une pipe

I suppose that's tongue-in-cheek? Otherwise I can only wish you good look in court with that defense. ;)

In my jurisdiction, it's clear- cut: yes, that would constitute a forgery.

But how does Discord sue you? On face might be a crime, but in reality it is expensive for Discord to sue someone just because of an ID.

Of course I agree this doesn’t worth it. If they force an ID I would just abandon the platform.

I was referring to the concept of "ceci n'est pas une pipe", and that even just digital forgery of an ID can constitute a crime that can be prosecuted independently from anybody suing.

Of course I highly doubt they'd sue. They either just don't let you in or you abandon them. I'm with the latter.

Yeah I agree. There is always some risk about government ID. Long gone the day that ppl could forge one relatively easily, when ID was just a piece of well made paper.

I’m not a lawyer, but i’d guess that possessing a jpg of a fake id is treated differently under the law than a physical forged id. Once you use it to defraud someone, that’s probably treated the same, but just owning the jpg?

I guess I assumed it’s illegal in that you are using an image to tell a lie in a transaction… like any other kind of forgery - but what i’m actually unsure of is posessing a jpg of an altered drivers license illegal? Seems different than a physical license.

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