Janitor AI face ID — what happened
In April 2026, Janitor AI rolled out mandatory face-photo age verification across the platform with no opt-out option. Thousands of users reported being stuck in broken verification states. The change came alongside a downgrade of the free tier to a DeepSeek proxy with persistent 429 rate-limit errors. The combination drove substantial user migration — search volume for 'janitor ai alternative no id' and 'janitor ai face id alternative' spiked through April-May 2026. The verification appears to be in response to regulatory pressure on adult content hosting platforms.
How Reverie fits in
Reverie is a Telegram-native AI character chat platform — same category as the platform described above, but with a curated cast (8+ characters), persistent memory across days and weeks, and zero signup friction. Read the full Reverie overview →.