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Stop using Discord for homelab notifications—here's what I switched to instead

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Kotaku

Flood Of ‘Microslop’ Messages Forces Microsoft’s Official Copilot AI Discord Into Lockdown Mode [Update]

Microsoft’s official Copilot Discord server has been locked down, and its message history has reportedly been wiped, following an influx of messages using the term “Microslop.” Exactly what instigated ...
Associated Press

Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Discord display stands at the company’s booth ...
PC World

Discord admits it made a mistake, postpones age verification

Discord admits mistakes in its age verification approach and is postponing the rollout until the second half of 2026 after user backlash. PCWorld reports that Discord is cutting ties with ...
Mashable

Discord delays age verification rollout after privacy backlash

Co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy addressed misgivings about Discord's age verification system in a blog posted on Tuesday, attempting to reassure worried users. "In hindsight, we should have provided ...
Yahoo

Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a Google Cloud endpoint

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Persona, partially funded by Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founders Fund, continues to provide age verification services for OpenAI, ...
PCGamesN

Discord delays its age verification, admits it knew the rollout was "going to be controversial" and that it "failed at its most basic job"

After constant pushback from its users, popular chat platform Discord is pulling back on plans to introduce a "global age assurance" process, admitting in a statement that the company "failed at our ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Good news, UK Discord users, we're part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection "experiment"

Discord have belatedly confirmed that they're working with Persona, an identity detection firm backed by a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel, as part of Discord's new global age ...
Mashable

Discord age verification: How it works, when it happens

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...
PC Gamer

Discord clarifies it 'is not requiring everyone to complete a face scan or upload an ID' and will 'confirm your age group using information we already have'

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Kotaku

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users

Discord will treat you like a teen unless its AI can sniff out your real age or you give it sensitive data Discord I’ve never seen patch notes issued for a press release before, but Discord just did ...