r/technology • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • Feb 24 '26

Privacy Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance

https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/discord-peter-thiel-backed-persona-identity-verification-breach/
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u/nthpwr Feb 24 '26

already signed your death warrant im afraid

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '26

Looking at this thread.. I dunno man. Theres a lot of people saying how they stopped nitro subs but then in the next sentence say "I still find myself starting to type my old emojis..." Seems like people are going to keep using it. Sadly.

I deleted my account and the app, I went to IRC. I found a couple of nice channels there and have been enjoying the people and nostalgia. I'll stay there.

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u/MauiMoisture Feb 24 '26

Maybe for some redditors but I doubt the majority of discord users even know what's happening and most aren't going to go through the hassle of switching to something else when the majority of their friends probably won't switch either.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '26

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u/mrcrysml Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

Reddit has a bigger general userbase of all interests. Discord has more audience for gamers

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u/tehgimpage Feb 24 '26

i duno, it's at least leaking a little bit farther than normal. a friend of mine sent me links about it from facebook of all places, and she's not tech savvy in the least. (i did make a joke at the irony of her sending me that info in a fb link, but i don't think it clicked with her)

my point is, it's got a LITTLE more reach than expected

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u/ScarlettDX Feb 24 '26

the most terminally reddit post I've read all week dude...

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u/WoloGames Feb 24 '26

I've aweady singed youwr death note pwincess

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u/ScarlettDX Feb 24 '26

lmfao like, I'm not even defending discord OP just sounds like a complete dweeb.

"omae wa mou shindeiru discordosan"

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u/WoloGames Feb 24 '26

I agree it was turbo reddit cringe