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Starting in early March, the platform will place every account into a default "teen-appropriate" experience unless it has proof that users are adults.

The move has brought widespread criticism from Discord users, who are citing privacy and security concerns following a recent breach of a third-party vendor that ended up exposing around 70,000 government ID images used to verify the age of Discord users.

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[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I've probably paid around 100€/$ in total (been occasionally using and gifting Nitro since 2019 and regularly for about a year). I'll definitely stop it and using Discord if they follow through with this.

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

People always ask why even paying users exist - simple, I am a paying user myself, and by that I hold the power to actually cut their revenue rather than just leave the platform.

[–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I pay for nitro because I love discord and love supporting it. I will cancel if they go through with this nonsense.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

That's too late.

Once they do it, they won't reverse their path. They have to know they're losing people now, before they commit. You can always start again after they change their mind.

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