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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts (fortune.com)
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Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

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[–] lemmy_acct_id_8647@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This. People seem to think that if they don’t pay for a service or click on ads on social sites, then they aren’t contributing to the company’s revenue. They fail to realize that THEY themselves are the product being sold. The sites/services and the interactions people have on them are merely a byproduct of the business model which is selling people’s data. The only way to win is to not play.

[–] TerdFerguson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes. I have a hard no for participating willingly in expansion of mass surveillance, censorship and propaganda.

And that’s ultimately what this move supports. It was no surprise to find out all the shady aspects following the announcement, but I had already burned Discord out of my life the day they announced their genius idea.

Its my enshittification red line. I will quit your product without hesitation and find another way. I will never go back