Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a U.S. government server | Fortune
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Discord used at least three separate age-verification vendors since October after a third-party vendor breach hit 70,000 users.

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

  • Jaysyn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    24 hours ago

    Well, I don’t believe you.

    Also, you should learn what trust is and how that works.

    • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      4 hours ago

      Trust isn’t on then now. They won’t learn what it means until the customer demonstrates what trust means. The trust is gone on our side so leave the platform. Rip the bandaid off. Get off social media. Get off shitty streaming services.

      Do it and do it now.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
        13·
        4 hours ago

        Got it, cancelling my Netflix now, that will show er… discord? Somehow.

        I get what you’re saying, but I also don’t pay for discord, so it’s not like they’ll care if I disappear.

        • pnelego@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 hour ago

          I think you’re missing the point. The idea isn’t that leaving Netflix would affect discord; but rather that we should tie an exodus from discord to the rest of the de-cloud movement.

          In other words, quitting discord won’t solve the root cause of why discord went to shit. The root cause are cartel-like cloud companies that are trying to gain leverage over society as large. The only way to reasonably solve it is to stop participating.

        • ne0phyte@feddit.orgEnglish
          2·
          2 hours ago

          I believe it actually does matter. Every person using Discord brings their friends onto the platform. Users leaving will probably also lead to others in their bubble leaving/following to an alternative.

          So lots of people leaving has a bigger effect than just that set of users being absent. Even if you didn’t pay for Nitro, some of your friends might have and may stop now.

        • TerdFerguson@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          3 hours ago

          Discord gets paid for user’s data and they just lost a ton of users. That’s why they are “cutting ties” with Persona.

          I suspect its more of a temporary reaction and they will reframe this age-verification and the related data collection and try again later.

          • lemmy_acct_id_8647@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 hours ago

            This. People seem to think that if they don’t pay for a service or click on ads on social sites, then they aren’t contributing to the company’s revenue. They fail to realize that THEY themselves are the product being sold. The sites/services and the interactions people have on them are merely a byproduct of the business model which is selling people’s data. The only way to win is to not play.