#Discord is rolling out
#mandatory #ageverification requiring
#videoselfies or
#governmentIDs to access adult content, after a data breach exposed 70,000 user IDs. The company says selfie data stays on-device and is deleted after verification. Global rollout starts in March, defaulting users to "teen-appropriate" experiences.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/?eicker.news #tech #media #news 
Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs
Discord to block adult content unless users verify ages with selfies or IDs.
🚨 Oh no,
#Discord leaked 70k government IDs! But don't worry, it's not like they were having a cozy chat with hackers or anything. 🙄 Just a normal day on the internet where your personal data's treated like confetti. 🎉
https://www.theverge.com/news/797051/discord-government-ids-leaked-data-breach #Leak #GovernmentIDs #DataPrivacy #OnlineSecurity #PersonalData #HackerNews #ngated
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
Discord says that approximately 70,000 users may have had their government ID photos exposed as part of a data breach of a third-party service.
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
Discord says that approximately 70,000 users may have had their government ID photos exposed as part of a data breach of a third-party service.
#Hackers breached the
#Teaapp, a
#women’s
#safespace for discussing men, and leaked 13,000
#verificationphotos and
#governmentIDs. The app, which requires
#selfies for
#verification, gained popularity but sparked controversy, including a 4Chan thread calling for a hack. The company is investigating and working to secure its systems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139?eicker.news #tech #media #news 
Tea app hacked: 13,000 photos leaked after 4chan call to action
Hackers have breached the Tea app, which went viral as a place for women to talk about men, and tens of thousands of women’s photos have now been leaked online.
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