> Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/

And in more shameless #fuckery:

> Discord's data breached.
> Give us your ID or else. (Talk about shameless.)

Oh yea, I feel confident and trust my data will be safe. Yea, right. Time to #DeleteDiscord

#Discord #boycott #privacy #security #surveillance

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

Ars Technica

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.

Can't remember who said it first but ... "The internet will always break your heart."

LOL. You know, that could be a lyric to a modern country western song.

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