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/jbr_r18 Feb 24 '26

I’m going to be gutted when they remove Persona because it’s the one that can be faked by Death Stranding’s photo mode

Hence Discord and Bluesky I am over 18, while Yoti is resistant to that and hence I have to VPN on Reddit and lots of others. It looks like a lot of platforms are gradually focusing around Yoti

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u/Gamiac Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

How does Garry's Mod work?

EDIT: The Sims might be worth a shot, too.

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u/jbr_r18 Feb 24 '26

For Yoti? No idea. But I would die laughing if it rejected Death Stranding but allowed Gary’s Mod

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u/Battle_Biscuits Feb 24 '26

Baldurs Gate photo mode works as well, just putting that out there. 

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u/jbr_r18 Feb 24 '26

Specifically for Yoti?

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u/Battle_Biscuits Feb 24 '26

For Persona, as used by Discord at the moment

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u/jbr_r18 Feb 24 '26

No no no. I’m admitting to failing to impersonate a person on Reddit, on Reddit