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i have no opinion on this other than that conceptually its really really funny

Three hacktivists tried to find a workaround to Discord’s age-verification software. Instead, they found its frontend exposed to the open in

Ten days ago, the social chat app Discord announced that it would launch “teen-by-default” settings for its global audience. As part of this update, all new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience, with updated communication settings, restricted access to age-gated spaces, and content filtering that preserves privacy and meaningful connections, the platform said. This, of course, means that to use Discord the way you are used to, you’ll have to let it scan your face, and the internet wasn’t happy. Many communities quickly announced their move to other platforms. Others, like the security researcher Celeste, who goes by the handle vmfunc, were convinced there would be a workaround. Together with two other researchers, they set out to look into Persona, the San Francisco-based startup that’s used by Discord for biometric identity verification – and found a Persona frontend exposed to the open internet on a US government authorized server.

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P.S.: "Discord decided not to use Persona" is not the point of this reporting, nor is it a cause for celebration. As of this addendum, they are still going ahead with ID verification.

discoursedrome

also really like that the rollout mechanism for discord's invasive child-safe age-verification service appears to be "the official discord account will send you a DM". we are reaching heretofore undreamed-of levels of cybersecurity

saucefunk

beef violence

aureateplinko

Holy fucking shit y'all.

kenziecore

ok but

crystal-rebellion

Have some samples from the comments - 10/10 would recommend browsing them.

maximthejewitch

That tiny yellow dot is Israel, the one and only Jewish state in the entire world, the size of New Jersey. The people who are against Israel are trying their best to brainwash everyone into believing that this tiny dot is a colonial invader.

Just how ridiculous can they be?

stoptheantisemitism

What does the size of Israel have to do with ANYTHING????

What kind of stupid argument is this? How does it change the fact that Israel is a colonial project that is carrying out a genocide and starvation campaign?

You have to be an idiot to think this is a good argument. Especially when all of us have access to footage coming out of the region.

themilfking

This tiny red dot is Englad, smaller than Iowa. Brainwashed people want you to believe this country is a colonial invader

milfsisyphus

well the eagle eats my liver every day around 3pm, but otherwise i can meet when it best suits your schedule!

mortalityplays

REMEMBER:

if you don't understand the post at a glance it's because op wrote it wrong and needs your help

if the post doesn't contain all the contextualising information you need to understand it, op is gaslighting you

if you haven't experienced the phenomenon the post describes, op is making it up for clout

if you haven't encountered the type of person the post describes, they're a strawman that doesn't exist

if the post doesn't address a topic you'd prefer to talk about, it's a distraction, missing the point, and talking over you

if the post makes a good point, it is your duty to contribute to human enlightenment by nitpicking it to be more correct

and most importantly:

every online conversation is a competition and you must win

yugiohz

riverlinden

"kung pow penis," a phrase commonly used in reblogs to indicate utter disdain for OP, has twelve letters, each of which (traditionally) must be supplied by a different user. the unanimity of disdain indicated by these twelve unrelated users has strong parallels to the requirement of unanimity for a jury—also traditionally of twelve—to arrive at a verdict. in this essay i will

quendergeer

"I'm not posting S and you can't make me!"

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corndogninja

The introductory “Hate” monologue from I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, with AM voiced by the TikTok TTS

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str8aura-no-not-that-one

This is one of my favorite monologues in all of fiction, and I think the voice legitimately, unironically adds to the experience. With the modern connotation we now have surrounding this voice of faux cheeriness, machine generated empathy, machine generated “humanity”, to hear that voice declare utter despisal of life on earth for damning it… its poetry. It’s the only remake of I Have No Mouth we need.