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Discord Users Threaten Exodus Over Age Verification Face Scan Controversy (www.newsweek.com)
submitted 4 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Please do.

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

Don't threaten, do you wussies.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Good

[–] artyom@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

If only...

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

Facebook does this shit too. Tell me your account never got suspended and it asked you to give an ID to reactivate it again

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

“Age verification.”

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