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Discord Is Lying To You. Here's Why (youtu.be)

submitted 3 months ago by Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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Just adding another good video to the list of people covering the Discord age-verification issue. He mentions Discord's ties to Palantir and Peter Thiel, Trump's desire to destroy Section 230, and some helpful links:

What is section 230?

Contact your lawmakers: https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/ https://www.badinternetbills.com/

jaubrey’s peter thiel series

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[–] falidorn@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I didn’t watch but based on the GN video, It’s not about protecting anyone. The reason is to tie your account to a real name to monetize it better. They are likely near an IPO or looking for acquisition. In the latter case, that means any “promises” are null and void.

[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 9 points 3 months ago

oh, I thought that was so obvious everybody knew that already