To think they weren’t already doing that is naive. They hold a lot of liability hosting the amount of data they do, and that’s without the obvious gain they’d have selling data.
Comment on Discord walks back age verification fears for most users
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
They didn’t walk back shit, they upped the stakes by saying they use your chats to analyse your age. That’s just as bad.
Creegz@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If I used discord, they would assume I’m 7 years old.
goes back to sitting on the living room floor, and watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles while eating cereal with gummy bears added in
Jokes on you, discord! I’m 42!
otp@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
They definitely know you’re 42. Kids these days don’t have the attention span for longer, plot-heavy cartoons like TMNT.
XLE@piefed.social 7 hours ago
I think the article title is technically correct. They walked back the fears that users had. You’re right that they haven’t changed their policy, and they’ve exposed themselves as being extra creepy to someone like us, but we aren’t the majority of Discord users.
I imagine the average Discord user, if they were even aware of this change at all, is breathing a sigh of relief right now, until these changes (or changes like them) actually affect those people
ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 11 hours ago
That’s why I am deleting my shit and going to delete my account.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 11 hours ago
They were already doing that.
Every advertising company already monitors you whenever possible to determine things like your age to target ads as effectively as possible. If a isn’t relying on a third party for advertising like Google AdSense, and they’re handling it internally, they definitely know that info.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I assumed they were already doing that, after all the IPO is coming do they will be doing all they can to make money and avoid risk. Admitting it however shows they are desperate.