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Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Patrikvo@lemmy.world 102 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So age verfication to protect the children or to create a menu?

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[–] Bruhh@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They've been telling us "It's for the kids" but it all makes sense now

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[–] Lag@piefed.world 17 points 9 months ago

To scramble and divide any organized communication just like they did Twitter and other social media.

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[–] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

It’s to “Protect the children™”

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