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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 17 days ago

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

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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

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 17 days ago
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Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
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    I was watching the Superbowl Big Game muted because I was tuned in to Hasan-Felix-Noah-Pablo-bowl like a real sicko, but I saw that ad in the background and immediately clocked how fucked up it was. I’m genuinely encouraged that this seems to have been the mainstream reaction.

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      I saw that ad in the background and immediately clocked how fucked up it was. I’m genuinely encouraged that this seems to have been the mainstream reaction.

      The reaction is better than you think.

      Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash

      Ring’s “Orwellian” Ad Was the Worst Super Bowl Disaster Since Kendall Jenner Handed the Cops a Pepsi

      Why Ring’s feel-good Super Bowl ad freaked people out

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