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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

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'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

www.techradar.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

'I cannot trust tech companies with that kind of personal data': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks – and they have a point

www.techradar.com

Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March – and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users.

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I signed up yesterday and just got my verification a little while ago. I hear that they’re being swamped right now. I wonder why? 🤔
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  I keep getting my verification mail, try to verify, and it tells me that something failed.

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