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Jenothee
@jenothee.bsky.social
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Living on unceded Whadjuk Noognar land.
AuDHD, 30+ bird parent and artist with approximate knowledge of many things. Climate Action now > protect and preserve dirt!
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stel.energy
it drives you insane how much erosion of freedom is justified by concern for kids when the people who actually hurt them will never face consequences
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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winter.etheirys.social
despite what this post may say: this is not a walkback. this is a reiteration. we already knew this information. do not fall for unwise propaganda. keep the pressure on, financially or verbally. barrage them.
legendofnerd.bsky.social Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 15h
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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noticingclimate.bsky.social
Hi @anticopofficial.bsky.social, we're frustrated re: policing too.
@amnesty.org now joins you, so know that you've got friends.

#AusPol #Australia #Palestine #AntiCop #NSWPol #NSWPolice
fyi @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social @philipthalis.bsky.social @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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allisteranim.bsky.social
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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theverge.com
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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rotonomics.bsky.social
Damn that’s crazy. On a completely unrelated note

www.wikihow.com/Discord-Alte...
24 Discord Alternatives for Community Chat
Popular platforms for chatting, video calling, and community-buildingAre you looking for an alternative to Discord? Maybe you'd like more privacy or to be able to host your own servers, or maybe you w...
www.wikihow.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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davechisholmcomics.com
I mean, he IS referenced a dozen times, but also 37,988 more times
chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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emergencybk.bsky.social
Posted elsewhere by @deniseshrivell.bsky.social with accompanying words
‘Sydney town hall #auspol’
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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justthefactsplease.bsky.social
Australia is poorer for his passing.

A no-bullshit political cartoonist and talented artist. Some of his work has pride of place at our hose.

Condolences to his family.

One of my faves:
Cartoon showing a scientist alerting us to the danger of change for thirty years.
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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alterici.bsky.social
If you hide that there's AI, it sells just fine? So, you're saying... people don't like being deceived? Hm. Interesting.
Screenshot from the nyt article about a grifter selling ai novels, the highlighted text says if you "if you hide that there's a i, it sells just fine"
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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zoelotus.net
tomato nails 🍅〽️
Tomato nails Yellow green and red nails, on the middle finger is a gradient tomato painting
February 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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zestydoesthings.bsky.social
In light of recent Ai related nonsense in the creative industry, I wanted to present some easy-to-digest facts about Generative Ai
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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peterdgardner.bsky.social
"Bankable, critical:" State puts two pumped hydro energy storage projects on planning fast-track reneweconomy.com.au/bankable-cri...
"Bankable, critical:" State puts two pumped hydro energy storage projects on planning fast-track
Two multi-billion dollar pumped hydro energy storage projects declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure in race to cancel out coal.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
I will be at the Sydney protest, voicing my opposition to my AUS Govt inviting the president of a genocidal regime to visit. #auspol #IsraelTerroristState #GazaGenocide #CancelHerzog
Artwork: @nordacious.bsky.social 🎨
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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earthsciinfo.bsky.social
World's larger BEV container ship begins sea trials. "The vessel measures nearly 128 meters (420 feet) in length. It has a capacity of 740 TEU. It is reported to have a maximum speed of 11.5 knots." H/T to Electrify This 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 a 🧵 maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
China Starts Sea Trials for Largest Electric-Powered Containership
China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further bre...
maritime-executive.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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dropsitenews.com
⚡️NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank

What was once creeping encroachment by settlers has escalated over the past 3 years into a state-backed campaign of mass expulsion.

By Zena Tahhan

t.co/4t593U4mHH
Israeli Settlers, Military Accelerate Violent Expulsion of Palestinians Off Their Land in the West Bank
What was once creeping encroachment by settlers has escalated over the past three years into a state-backed campaign of mass expulsion.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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fannd.bsky.social
I love my mutuals' art 📢
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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komura906.bsky.social
また似たような構図描いてるよ私…
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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nkimillustrate.bsky.social
Cat Family #Caturday
Cat Family. A white cat a white kimono standing next to a black cat with a black kimono. Both are holding flowers. Their little kitten is standing in-between the two.
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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barssuk.bsky.social
a custom cover for a book! it was very interesting to draw it! 🐉 1/2
Naga
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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quailparade.bsky.social
I love drawing! ✏️💛
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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ursiday.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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shinggg.bsky.social
Most Scions and some FF14 characters of note!
FINAL FOWLTASY XIV 1 Ardbert 2 Meteor 3 Alphinaud 4 Alisaie 5 Erichthonios 6 Themis 7 Gaia 8 Ryne 9 Crystal Exarch 10 Emet-Selch 11 Zenos 12 Yugiri 13 Aymeric 14 Hythlodaeus 15 Thancred 16 Urianger 17 Papalymo 18 Lyse 19 Tataru 20 G'raha 21 Hades 22 Haurchefant 23 Estinien 24 Y'shtola
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM