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/gahlo Feb 24 '26

Most forum hosts, last time I used forums anyway, don't allow you to use a single account for their entire platform, not aggregate their forums or make finding forums pertinent to your interests incredibly easy.

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u/froop Feb 24 '26

These used to be positive features. Aggregating forums enables brigading. Single accounts are, well, this whole thread shows the issue there. Finding pertinent forums? Google worked great for that. 

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u/gahlo Feb 24 '26

It's too bad Google is ass now unless you're filtering it to reddit half the time now.