Discord says it “ran a limited test of Persona in the UK” to verify user ages and “that test has since concluded”, distancing itself from Persona amid backlash
The messaging platform says its ‘limited test’ of Persona in the UK has come to an end.
The Verge Emma Roth
Related Coverage
- Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to U.S. surveillance efforts Fortune · Catherina Gioino
- Discord's age verification checks face scrutiny after experiment test run by Persona Moneycontrol · Sandip Chakraborty
- Verified LinkedIn users' data is shared in shocking ways, report claims Mashable · Matt Binder
- Persona pushes back against fears its age assurance tech isn't secure Biometric Update · Joel R. McConvey
- Discord Ditches Age-Verification Partner Following User Backlash MediaPost · Colin Kirkland
- Gamers REVOLT over age verify scheme subjecting users to ‘suspicious entity detection’ Blaze Media · Andrew Chapados
- Discord ends Persona age-verification test after UK backlash Notebookcheck · Darryl Linington
- Discord Distances Itself From Persona Age Verification After User Backlash Slashdot · Msmash
- Discord ends partnership with controversial age verification software, Twitch immediately says hold my beer and tells new affiliates to submit faces and IDs to the same service GamesRadar · George Young
- Discord Has Stopped Using Peter Thiel-Backed Software Tied to U.S. Surveillance them. · Abby Monteil
- Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What's Changing Discord Blog · Stanislav Vishnevskiy
- Discord is delaying its controversial age verification methods due to backlash: 'We've made mistakes' Destructoid · Scott Duwe
- Good news: #discord is no longer contracting Persona for age verification. — “Both Persona and Discord confirmed to Fortune their partnership lasted for less than a month and has since dissolved. According to Discord, only a small number of users were part of this test, in which any information submitted could be stored for up to seven days before it would be deleted.” … @Kiki@chaos.social · Kiki
Discussion
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@campuscodi.risky.biz
Catalin Cimpanu
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When people flock to TeamSpeak enough to max-out their hosting, I'd say you're in big trouble. — I'd “distance myself” too [embedded post]
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Mike Stabile
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“Discord is attempting to distance itself from the age verification provider Persona following a steady stream of user backlash. Discord confirms the company ‘ran a limited test of Persona in the UK where age assurance had previously launched and that test has since concluded.’”
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance
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Age verification or state espionage?