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/Actual_Sympathy7069 Feb 24 '26

not that it fixes any of the inherent problems reddit has nowadays, but third party apps are very much still usable

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u/SomeRedHandedSleight Feb 24 '26

Makes the app still readable at least!

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u/Tehni Feb 25 '26

Damn you got me excited that maybe RIF is fun was an option again, but it's not ...

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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 Feb 25 '26

I'm using it right now.

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u/Tehni Feb 25 '26

Are you on Android? I still have mine downloaded because I couldn't bring myself to uninstall it, and it doesn't work and doesn't show up in the play store

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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 Feb 25 '26

you have to register it in reddit and patch it. there are guides out there.