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Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

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Submitted ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨remington@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/

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  • oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh hey, the obvious thing we all knew was going to happen, happened.

    Can’t wait for absolutely nothing to be done to prevent this from happening again, especially as they push to make this mandatory for all users…

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    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’ve used it a couple times, what a dumpster fire of an app.

      Walked away years ago and refused to use it since.

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      • Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Same. It looks like it was made for one thing, with parts added over time to add functionality. If you were there from the start, using it regularly, it would be fine, but to jump in now…

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  • danh2os@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I will never give them my ID.

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  • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    "Nevermind the man behind the curtain folks, because it’s a different man this time around!’

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  • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I suppose the next question is where will everyone go? If they wanted to keep kids safe this ain’t it because they’ll go somewhere else anyways. So it’s a lose/lose for everyone.

    Possibly a win for companies if they want to harvest data/sell it.

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    • AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Uh…anywhere? There are plenty of alternatives that are less bloated and less shitty and faster.

      I honestly don’t even know why people use it.

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      • Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Ima be honest here. The last messaging service I used was Facebook back in 2012 prior to discord. And prior to Facebook was MSN messenger lol I really just don’t know what’s available. I’ll have to go do some reading

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    • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I suppose the next question is where will everyone go?

      time to go back to Xfire, i guess.

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      • Vodulas@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Shit, I forgot avout Xfire. Mumble and Teamspeak are still going too

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    • Calfpupa@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      XMPP

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  • Powderhorn@beehaw.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So, after reading several sources on this, it sounds like it’s going to be harder to access furry hentai, which one shouldn’t be doing on Discord in the first place.

    That has never been a private space. You want E2EE for anything spicy.

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    • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Until this comes for every porn platform

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Haha haha haha haha haha

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