RSS BotFeb 24

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software

https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/948773

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software - Lemmy: Bestiverse

Comments [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47136036]

Show threadFlames5123Feb 24
Can we at least recognize that the protests worked? If we’re gonna critique discord when it’s bad, we should at least celebrate when they listen to the protesting users.
Show threadooternessFeb 24
They’re still doubling down on age verification, they’re just using a different sketchy company to do so.
Show threadFlames5123
But using k-id has been validated by third parties to NOT leave your device.
Feb 24 at 6:41pmWeb
Show threadglitchy_nobodyFeb 24
And I have a bridge to sell you.
Show threadDeaconFeb 24

Do you really think we can count on that to persist?

We know tech companies lie if they can get away with it and the fashies are destroying all of the checks and balances that would prevent them getting away with it