We told you this would happen. We told you this would be the result of "age verification". As usual, you fucking didn't listen.
I hope Discord is sued into receivership over this.
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Something tells me they will not face any consequences.
that's just a feeling, right? there's no prior experience that could trigger that, right? *nudge, nudge. wink, wink.*
Anyway, miraculously i haven't been hit with the age-wall yet, bur when i do, Discord will lose a user.
Yeah, it's a shame this didn't come 1-2 years earlier before discord got its claws in more stuff. Discord really caught on in my corners of the internet in the last 2 years. Before that, it was just my Minecraft pals. Even creators who freed themselves from the advertising machine by going fan-funded on Patron style sites still use discord to communicate. I hate to see them hit by boycott action against Discord, but if you stand on an archery range, don't be surprised when you have a bunch of arrows sticking out of your noggin. ¯\(ツ)/¯
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Nothing came of this.
Or ever will.
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This is old news. It didn't happen a second time.
Yeah, they've changed. This time they'll keep the data safe, for realsies, pinky promise. Im sure they even gave their employees a stern talking to!
First ive heard of it.
Also not trying to be rude but is this Technology or Technology news? Like I keep seeing people post things but if there not like the newest tech, they get downvoted. Im not saying thats incorrect but Id like to know in case I post what the distinction is.
"Tech news and articles".
Since this is purely a news article, it's of little value a year later, when a more up-to-date article about verification would have more current information.
If it was about how some part of the tech stack worked ("article") and things hadn't changed that much, an older article would probably fare better.
Ah gotcha! Thanks. I dont know why I didnt make that connection then.
Either way it's important to convey that this article is old and it didn't happen a second time.
This makes it sound current.
At some point tech turned into a catch all for big app companies, instead of gadgets and the like...
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Discord announced that it's going to start estimating user ages and using a third-party group to do so, so there is some relevance to it.
I thought that they were deleting the photos immediately after verification. They didn't??? Why aren't these companies being investigated and punished?
Because money. We'll soon have to take things into our own hands, as the establishment only protects itself, and not us plebs.
This is from the leak last year. What leaked was pictures uploaded to their ticket system to appeal the result of a failed verification.
...so you are saying their verification process is so broken that hundreds of thousands of people had to appeal a false reading. Broken and insecure, what a look.
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Why? For example, XING just got sold and with it all personal information. This is why they didn't.
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I'm glad you added from 2025 there because otherwise it would have been super deceptive.
I definitely thought it happened again, and I was gonna be like, well that was fast. Like we all know it's going to happen again, but that would have been extremely fast.
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Who could've seen that coming?
Certainly not anyone who objected to the practice.
This article is dated "9 October 2025" which would make it almost a year old.
Yeah, dates in submission links would be great. Wonder if it can be automated so when I submit a URL, lemmy fetches the creation date while it's fetching the headline.
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This article is a year old, but relevant because Discord started doing the verifications again. The plan was never canceled, just delayed to a later news cycle. And this will absolutely happen again because there are no consequences.
I hope I never gave them that. I had Nitro for a bit, but I don't think I would have ever willingly gave them that.
Wao, again? The reasons why people keep using these bullshit services really make my mind spin. This is no different than people choosing to stay in a relationship with an abusing partner.
Edit: I just saw this is from last year's leak. Still, the likeness remains.
The comparison answers your question actually.
Comfort. There's a certain amount of comfort when you're within an abusive relationship. Yes, it's awful, yes you're being hurt over and over again, but you're familiar with it. You know what to expect, where as taking the leap and leaving for the unknown can be scary.
This is no different than people choosing to stay in a relationship with an abusing partner.
I say that about Windows users who jump through hoops to try to disable the spying and they get mad at me, LOL.
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As far as discord is concerned, I’m a proud citizen of Albania now. Much like Eric Adams.
So so so so so misleading to post this when this will be interpreted as an event from 2026. Post should be removed IMO.
Wow, and now they want to relay your info through 2 or 3 parties for verications.
Here is a more recent ID verification service breach.
May? May? Just say that IDs where leaked. We all know nowdays that for sure are leaked.
Storing raw photos feels like storing plaintext passwords. Hackers have access to your password and your photo now.
really posting something from last year when the age thing is coming out
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