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I used to be a fan, unless I was doing something wrong on the website, you can only log in with proprietary software like github. You used to be able to just create a room. I realize that presents its own problems, but email should be an option.
Presently, on meet.jit.si, only the moderator needs to be logged in. Everyone else can just join the meeting with no need to log in.
But that's just the one that Jitsi runs. The Guardian Project has a Jitsi Monitor that can point you to some other Jitsi instances.
Not unlike Lemmy. If you don't like the way things are run on one server, check a different one.
I just tried it out, went to (https://meet.jit.si/), and the usual put in a room name, and start up a meeting still exists.
Self host it. Their hosted version has KYC requirements, same as Zoom etc. The self-hosted version has none of that.
What's with the KYC anyway? Who put that requirement?
Communication platforms are going to be abused by organised crime, pedofiles and all kinds of unsavoury people. KYC rules mean that if a platform finds that kind of content, they can report it to the appropriate authorities.
I dont know whether its by a law, or something else, but even if you self host its a good idea to know who your users are and what they are doing.