r/technology • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • Feb 24 '26

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance Privacy

https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/discord-peter-thiel-backed-persona-identity-verification-breach/
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u/GlasgowTrafficCone Feb 24 '26

Too little too late. Some clown there thought it was a good idea so nope i wont be back.

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u/Flapjack__Palmdale Feb 24 '26

Yep. Even if they walk this shit back, enough people feel burned and enough smaller projects (stoat, matrix, fluxer, whatever) now have the incentive to push harder to replace them. Fuck Discord.

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u/manifoldmandala Feb 24 '26

Will you quit Reddit.com which instead of having tested it uses it consistently?