Discord
Discord Is Going Dark In The Philippines
Discord and Reddit started disappearing across Philippine networks. What didn’t appear was a published order explaining why.
After a Major ID Breach, Discord Asks Users to Trust Age Checks Again
When surveillance fails, the solution involves IDs, selfies, credit cards, or a video of your face.
Revolut Leak Shows the Cost of Constant ID Collection
Revolut’s mistake is the news, but the bigger problem is the growing number of companies being encouraged or required to keep copies of our most sensitive identity documents.
Brazil Wants Discord to Pay $97 Million and Expand Age Verification Digital ID
Brazil says it is protecting children, but its demands could require Discord to know far more about who its users actually are.
Take-Two DMCA Subpoenas Target Whole GTA 6 Discord Servers
Three servers, one date range, and a request for everyone who said something in them.
Brazil Prosecutors Probe Discord Encryption, Age Checks
The live video ban was just the opening move.
Brazil Regulator Bans Discord Live Video Features
An agency created to police how companies handle personal data now decides what people can see.
Brazil Law Makes VPN Use an Aggravating Factor in Crimes as the First Lady Pushes for a Discord Ban
Brazil's virtual patrol rule also lets police pull connection data with no warrant.
EU Brings Back Chat Surveillance, Even as More MEPs Vote No
Every empty chair in Strasbourg counted as a vote for the surveillance nobody in the room had the numbers to stop.
Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes With a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
Texas Sues Discord, Seeks Mandatory Age Verification
Texas is using a child safety lawsuit to try to end anonymous access to Discord entirely.
Westminster Recycles Tobacco-Style Panic Campaign for Internet Crackdown
Somewhere in Westminster a whiteboard has “free speech = tobacco” written on it with three exclamation marks.