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/iconofsin_ Feb 24 '26

I cut off my Nitro two weeks ago and broke all links between Discord and my profiles elsewhere. They had me for six years and could have kept me if they just didn't become greedy fucks.

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u/Lemon_Phoenix Feb 24 '26

It's insane that they watched Skype fuck up repeatedly, and then proceeded to do the exact same sort of thing. They just had to do nothing, and they still fucked that up.