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Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I thought this comment was going too far when you felt the need to mention they were from Israel, as though merely being born in a country is grounds to hate someone. But Jesus Christ, this is a hell of a lot of assumptions to make based solely on an individual's nationality.

I hate Israel's genocidal government as much as the next guy, but this is just racism.

Edit: Author of the above comment has retracted and apologized. Good on them.

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  • [–] [M] 6 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    I'm trying to be as charitable as possible, but I'd like you to provide a source for this assertion that Sakhnini has some connection to Israeli intelligence or the Israeli government besides being from Israel, otherwise your comments will be removed.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I'm sorry. I was angry with the current decisions, and haven't been as careful as usual with verifying my sources.

    I still believe that nothing good will come of this, but I cannot prove that nationality will have anything to do with it.

    I have deleted my own comments, and will be more careful next time to avoid spreading rumor and misinformation.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    Hey, I appreciate your response. I totally get the anger, and I can see lots of possible ways that this wave of age verification policies could bite folks in the ass. Thanks for being reasonable, I hope you have a great day.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Perfectly valid to be angry about Discord's current behavior, as it's absolutely terrible. I already cancelled my Nitro over this and am actively taking steps to be prepared to leave the whole thing if needed.

    Consequently, it's worth mentioning that I don't actually have any faith whatsoever in Discord's current CEO. It's just important to make sure that when we hate Israel's treatment of Palestine, we don't end up slipping into bigotry towards people just for being from the country and nothing more. Not every Israeli likes Israel's actions. Plenty of teens have chosen prison over IDF draft, for example.

    With regard to that, then: I appreciate the self-awareness and de-escalation. Not easy to do, but always good to see. Thanks for that.

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