This is old news. It didn't happen a second time.
this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2026
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First ive heard of it.
Also not trying to be rude but is this Technology or Technology news? Like I keep seeing people post things but if there not like the newest tech, they get downvoted. Im not saying thats incorrect but Id like to know in case I post what the distinction is.
"Tech news and articles".
Since this is purely a news article, it's of little value a year later, when a more up-to-date article about verification would have more current information.
If it was about how some part of the tech stack worked ("article") and things hadn't changed that much, an older article would probably fare better.
Ah gotcha! Thanks. I dont know why I didnt make that connection then.
Either way it's important to convey that this article is old and it didn't happen a second time.
This makes it sound current.
News are new.
So yes, that response is expectable.
It's funny how few people realize that etymology.
At some point tech turned into a catch all for big app companies, instead of gadgets and the like...
is this Technology or Technology news?
What's the difference?
I keep seeing people post things but if there not like the newest tech, they get downvoted
Probably just because the vast majority of modern tech news is horrendous and exploitative. Something the users of this platform are attuned to.
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Discord announced that it's going to start estimating user ages and using a third-party group to do so, so there is some relevance to it.
Yeah, they've changed. This time they'll keep the data safe, for realsies, pinky promise. Im sure they even gave their employees a stern talking to!
We told you this would happen. We told you this would be the result of "age verification". As usual, you fucking didn't listen.
I hope Discord is sued into receivership over this.
Nothing came of this.
Or ever will.
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This article is dated "9 October 2025" which would make it almost a year old.
Yeah, dates in submission links would be great. Wonder if it can be automated so when I submit a URL, lemmy fetches the creation date while it's fetching the headline.
If the site metadata is made to contain fhe date then yeah, but otherwise I don't think theres a way to get the date of the html file from its url...?
If not, then there isn't any standardized publication date format which allows us to automate retrieval.
A lot of them use this in the HTML:
<meta property="article:post_date" content="2026-09-24T15:42:36+0100">
<meta property="article:post_modified" content="2026-09-24T15:54:02+0100">
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-09-24T15:42:36Z">
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-09-24T15:54:02Z">
I’ve scripted a fair bit of scraping in the past just by looking for those kinds of entries. But only focussed on a few dozen websites so I can’t say how common it is.
If the fetching function can validate the data it should be able to continue without a date if needed.
IT would be neat to auto-add yeah.
I thought that they were deleting the photos immediately after verification. They didn't??? Why aren't these companies being investigated and punished?
Because money. We'll soon have to take things into our own hands, as the establishment only protects itself, and not us plebs.
This is from the leak last year. What leaked was pictures uploaded to their ticket system to appeal the result of a failed verification.
...so you are saying their verification process is so broken that hundreds of thousands of people had to appeal a false reading. Broken and insecure, what a look.
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Why? For example, XING just got sold and with it all personal information. This is why they didn't.
It would be a clear gdpr violation in Europe
I'm glad you added from 2025 there because otherwise it would have been super deceptive.
I definitely thought it happened again, and I was gonna be like, well that was fast. Like we all know it's going to happen again, but that would have been extremely fast.
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This article is a year old, but relevant because Discord started doing the verifications again. The plan was never canceled, just delayed to a later news cycle. And this will absolutely happen again because there are no consequences.
Who could've seen that coming?
Certainly not anyone who objected to the practice.
Here is a more recent ID verification service breach.
Wao, again? The reasons why people keep using these bullshit services really make my mind spin. This is no different than people choosing to stay in a relationship with an abusing partner.
Edit: I just saw this is from last year's leak. Still, the likeness remains.
This is no different than people choosing to stay in a relationship with an abusing partner.
I say that about Windows users who jump through hoops to try to disable the spying and they get mad at me, LOL.
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As far as discord is concerned, I’m a proud citizen of Albania now. Much like Eric Adams.
Storing raw photos feels like storing plaintext passwords. Hackers have access to your password and your photo now.
So so so so so misleading to post this when this will be interpreted as an event from 2026. Post should be removed IMO.
really posting something from last year when the age thing is coming out
Wow, and now they want to relay your info through 2 or 3 parties for verications.
May? May? Just say that IDs where leaked. We all know nowdays that for sure are leaked.
I hope I never gave them that. I had Nitro for a bit, but I don't think I would have ever willingly gave them that.
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