Discord says that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today” without needing to use a face scan or ID to verify their age
Either because they aren't accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts they're old enough.
The Verge
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Discussion
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@discord
@discord
on x
We've seen some questions about our age assurance update and we want to share more clarity. We know how important these changes are to our community. Here's what we want you to know: ‣‣‣ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗗 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱. …
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@zachbussey
Zach Bussey
on x
Discord just posted a novel about the age assurance. I'm guessing that everyone who's been canceling Nitro/Subs/Boosts is having an impact on their upcoming IPO. [image]
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@taylorlorenz
Taylor Lorenz
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This statement is misleading and attempts to minimize the very invasive practices involved in any form age verification/age “assurance”. Here's a video I did breaking down why this technology is extremely invasive and should not be rolled out https://www.youtube.com/...
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@ordinaryinds
Jack Fields
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There are so many problems here. First, you say IDs never leave the user's device but offer no way for us to validate this. You JUST had a leak of government IDs so your track record isn't helping you. You claim you're using a third party to do this analysis but that's
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@capedstrawberry
@capedstrawberry
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“More clarity” isn't what we want. We want you to scrap this dogshit policy altogether If all this data is client-side only and instantly deleted, then how the hell did thousands of IDs get leaked when you were hacked JUST 4 MONTHS AGO?
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@pirat_nation
@pirat_nation
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Discord is trying to clarify its upcoming global age verification, and it looks like it's getting double community notes. [image]
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@sillygirlclo
@sillygirlclo
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you know they're noticing the pressure being placed on them when they're forced to spin blatant lies like this, keep cancelling those nitro subscriptions and keep letting them know how you feel.
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r/stoatchat
r
on reddit
Is Discord finished? Searches for alternatives up 10,000% overnight.
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@demshenanigans
Cori
on x
Hey @discord I got an alert that my ID and personal information regarding a stalker situation was leaked in the last databreach without so much as an apology after being told my data wasn't stored. The notice was 2 years later. Care to apologize now and drop this plan yet?
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r/DailyTechNewsShow
r
on reddit
Is Discord finished? Searches for alternatives up 10,000% overnight.