A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup I wonder how the government of California plans to enforce it? #age_verification #operating_systems #including_Linux #California_law #California_plans #account_setup

Security researchers claim Persona, the provider behind Discord's UK age verification 'experiment', performs '269 individual verification checks' on user data, including those for terrorism and espionage I'm sure this will be well-received. #age_verification #user_data #claim_Persona #Security_researchers #individual_verification #researchers_claim #verification_checks'

Wisconsin scraps VPN ban from age verification bill following backlash Lawmakers hear the concerns of VPN users across the country, removing VPN blocking requirements from the age verification bill. Yet, experts warn that the proposed law still comes with some major issues. #age_verification #verification_bill #removing_VPN #backlash_Lawmakers #Lawmakers_hear #scraps_VPN #VPN_ban

So many Discord users are flocking to this alternative platform, it's making Stoat crash Discord users are so keen to escape age verification plans that they're in danger of suffocating alternative platforms. #age_verification #Discord_users #making_Stoat #Stoat_crash #alternative_platform #crash_Discord #escape_age

Someone has already made a free in-browser 3D model to bypass Discord age verification that 'works on any potato computer' That's one way to get around it. #age_verification #Discord #Discord_age #bypass_Discord #free_in-browser #potato_computer

Discord tries to ‘share clarity’ on disastrous age verification plans amid mass cancellations, but safe to say it’s not helping — it’s getting thoroughly community noted Discord has updated its press release regarding its March age verification plans, and it's not sitting well with users. #age_verification #verification_plans #March_age #share_clarity’ #mass_cancellations #noted_Discord #amid_mass

Discord's new age verification rules got you down? Allow me to suggest an alternative: Internet Relay Chat Launched in 1988, IRC was created by and for computer nerds, and it won't hold your hand but it also doesn't want to see your face. #age_verification #Discord #verification_rules #Internet_Relay #Relay_Chat #Chat_Launched #computer_nerds

How to cancel Discord Nitro in the wake of its deeply concerning age verification policy announcement Discord plans a 'phased global rollout' of its age verification policy — here's how you can cancel your Nitro subscription in the wake of this announcement. #age_verification #verification_policy #Discord_Nitro #Discord_plans #Nitro_subscription #phased_global #global_rollout

Here's what happens if you don't complete Discord age verification If you don't want to give Discord your details, here's what you'll lose access to when teen-by-default settings hit. #age_verification #settings_hit #complete_Discord #Discord_age #give_Discord #lose_access

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March, and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users. #age_verification #March #Discord #verification_checks #alternatives_Discord #Discord_users #sparked_fury #checks_globally #privacy-conscious_users #verification

Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks in March for everyone who doesn't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience' The new global policy, which will be required for age-gated servers, "sensitive content," and other features, comes just four months after a leak of 70,000 age verification ID photos. #age_verification #March #teen-appropriate_experience #sensitive_content #global_policy #age-gated_servers #facial_scanning #Discord #teen-appropriate #experience

ChatGPT’s new age-detection feature is misfiring — and adult users are getting stuck in teen mode OpenAI's age verification AI is annoying adults mistakenly placed in teen mode and pressured to verify their age #teen_mode #age-detection_feature #mode_OpenAI #adult_users #OpenAI_age #age_verification #annoying_adults
