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Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy (www.newsweek.com)
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Starting in early March, the platform will place every account into a default "teen-appropriate" experience unless it has proof that users are adults.

The move has brought widespread criticism from Discord users, who are citing privacy and security concerns following a recent breach of a third-party vendor that ended up exposing around 70,000 government ID images used to verify the age of Discord users.

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[–] 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

So called "social" media exists to isolate you. The illusion if your life being "crippled" only affects you if you choose to let that happen

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  • [+] -8 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

    cool soundbite for your edgelords' meeting.

    in real life, most people live in a society and engage in some communities, these have some means of communication and since it’s 21st century, they are usually digital. and these communities are not centered around you and few dozens/hundreds/thousands people are not going to leave the tool they all know and switch to another tool just because you told them to.

    if i lose access to my school’s discord, my ability to communicate with my schoolmates and ask for a help or information on anything school related is going to be significantly crippled, to the point where i am not going to do that.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    It's funny how you keep trying to justify your discord addiction.

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