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'There's no reason for Discord to comply in advance' with social media age verification laws instead of 'fighting for their users' says EFF expert (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@piefed.social
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[–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I don't really understand how enshittification like this is better for the IPO. Is it because the company can secretly sell data better or something?

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    I forget where I read this but one theory is that having a large portion of the gaming market with verified identities on their platform positions them to impose vendor lock-in and extract rents from game companies when these laws start applying to them and they will be looking for turnkey solutions.

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