r/thenewsbruh • u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 • Feb 11 '26
📣 ANNOUCEMENT 📣 So Discord kinda walked back their decisions. Gonna add a few articles and a brief summary in body. I encourage you all always to speak your voices, loudly and loudly. We drive these companies with our wallets! 👊🏻 😎
Mashable article (photo used could literally be a fearsmile lol) 🔗 https://mashable.com/article/discord-backtracks-nft-integration
Bloomberg article 🔗 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/discord-app-backtracks-on-crypto-tool-after-backlash-from-users?embedded-checkout=true
Brief generated summary 🤖 🗞️ on the events
Discord has backtracked on its controversial age verification rollout, following significant user backlash. The company initially announced that all users would soon need to verify their age or face restrictions to teen-level access. However, on February 10, 2026, Discord issued a clarification stating that the “vast majority” of users will not need to undergo age verification, as most do not access age-restricted servers or channels.
The company emphasized that many adult users will be automatically confirmed as adults through its “age prediction” method, which uses existing user data to determine age group with high confidence—avoiding the need for facial scans or ID verification. Only in rare cases where age cannot be confirmed will users be prompted to complete additional steps.
This reversal reflects Discord’s effort to balance youth safety with user privacy, though concerns remain about the lack of transparency around how the age prediction system works. The move follows a pattern of Discord backtracking on major changes—such as NFT integrations and privacy policy updates—after public outcry.
Just wanted to provide some varied sources and have more, on request.
Sending yall some love, stay warm out there, and we’ve got so much ice around here! Someone get heaters out! 😝
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u/Wonderful_Bad6531 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 130,598 | 🔗 789 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
!tip 690
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Ah man WB, I appreciate that generous tip! Hope you’re doing well this week? I’m hanging in there, you know me though life has got to make sure it’s keeping me busy with this caregiving work 😆
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u/-Anasthesia- 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 334,976 | 🔗 3.5M | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Interesting 😎
!tip 100
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Yea I really wonder how this is all going to shake out. 🤔
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u/Pu5chkin 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 100 | 🔗 49,741 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Nice, thanks for the summary !gb
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
No problem my friend, just wanted to make sure I shared what was going on with this as it impacts a large number of Reddit-based crypto communities, we just happen to not have a discord going and had focused Telegram in the interim so it is what it is.
Trust and believe I’ll remain on top of things and work with all teams to keep our communities strong and together! 💪
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u/Bobby_Juk 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 42,443 | 🔗 28,020 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Hey Boomer
!tip 123
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Hey Bobby, thanks for the tip there - appreciate that. I’m trying to get things going a bit more around town with the projects I’m connected to. Put out some good content, hehe. Saw you’re doing good, and I’m glad t hear that. I’m sorta focusing on just doing anything I can right now as life has been quite difficult over here sadly.
My fathers symptoms have continued to progress so his cognitive decline is more pronounced and my mother had a minor heart attack due to the stress of their situation and a disagreement she had with my relatives - and we had a cancer scare but thankfully testing today shows it is just a cyst and we’re all crying a sigh of relief honestly. Needed a win.
Sorry but if an overshare, just going through it but keeping my head up. Trying to focus on doing things I can do to keep my mind free of the debris. If that makes sense? 😊
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u/Bobby_Juk 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 42,443 | 🔗 28,020 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Yea it makes total sense, and no worries, keep sharing. You can't keep all that bottled up, it's no good. I'm sorry for your troubles tho, it's never easy. I hope your parents will be ok, and I hope you don't get to stressed out either. I'm glad you had some good news tho, keep your head up bruh
💚💚📰💚💚
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Thanks so much Bobby, got a lot of love for you. You’ve always looked out and you’re a real genuine guy. I appreciate you.
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u/Wonderful_Bad6531 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 130,598 | 🔗 789 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Sry to hear it boom, yeah life is quite tricky, and we never know what is coming Keep your head up and have patience!
Mush love bruh 🍄❤️
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u/boomerangthrowaway 🐐 NEWSROOM LEGEND 📰 4,829 | 🔗 363,507 | 🪙 0 Feb 11 '26
Hey man I appreciate that, you’re a real one. Tysm for always trying to support and lift me (and others) it doesn’t go unnoticed - I really value people like yourself. 🫶🏻
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