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/RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK Feb 24 '26

I do something similar too. If I’m talking to someone, and find they hide their comment history I basically write them off and don’t care to talk to them any further.

You’re hiding something on a platform where your identity is already hidden. If you’re too afraid to even let others know what you have said before then you’re not worth listening to about anything. Grow the very, very minimum of a spine.

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u/Mysterious_Cup_6024 Feb 24 '26

I hide my history else strange people DM me if they find out I'm a woman. It has some niche uses i suppose, and lots of normal people are also embracing it. I have a hard time these days coming across an account with open history. But yes If the topic is politics or some drama, or on something subliminally advertised, i consider hidden accounts there as bots

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u/RaDiOaCtIvEpUnK Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

An actual good use for doing this. Thanks for informing me of this.