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The Nerdskull

@nerdskull.bsky.social

“I don’t like Bad Bunny because I can’t understand Spanish.”

You are WEAK. Weeaboos have been jamming out to songs they don’t understand in Japanese for decades.

February 9, 2026 at 8:34 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.

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 2d

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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@nine-9-d.bsky.social

アッシュ……
#FE3H

February 11, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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Amal

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Please have mercy. Even 5 dollars can help provide urgent treatment and medicine. We are holding onto hope, and your small support keeps that hope alive.

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Amal @amal-gaza66.myatproto.social · 1d

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Please donate your kindness could save a child’s life.

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February 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM

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selenoclasm

@selenoclasm.bsky.social

Day 2 of #BlackEaglesWk, the Hubernie that got out of hand: archiveofourown.org/works/79267791

AO3 tag block for the fanfic "Fill in a Standard Pleasantry Here" by Anderazu.

Screencap from the start of Chapter 1: The greenhouse affair. A short letter with a dark gray seal of the letter "H" at the top.

February 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM

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winnie 💫

@winonaparadise.bsky.social

wip i just feel like posting something

edelgard and fem byleth from fire emblem

February 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM

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wwxwashere.bsky.social

@wwxwashere.bsky.social

no money for stocks or real estate, i invest by leaving a comment on the first chapter of a fic in hopes the author will actually finish it 🙏

February 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM

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@lurkered.bsky.social

Eating up the Vox angst and pining, that last line is so good. Best of luck with this WIP, I really like how you write his voice.

February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM

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marty 🍵

@okapiandpaste.bsky.social

I can never pick my favorite hapi nickname because calling the quiet protagonist “chatterbox” is so funny, but so is calling hubert “The Bert” specifically when she’s angry at him (and just “bert” when she’s not).

February 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM

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marty 🍵

@okapiandpaste.bsky.social

every time she called edelgard & hubert “eddy & The Bert” in scarlet blaze I smiled real big. that sounds like a band name or a kid’s cartoon. so cutes.

February 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM

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@qehdh.bsky.social

Someone told me, "Get rid of this sick son of yours and find relief from this pain," as if he wanted me to end his life. I swear to God, I am poor and do not have the money to save his life. I am helpless; if I had the money, I wouldn't have asked for donations from anyone.🙏🏼👇🏼

gofund.me/b84b4abcc

🙏🏻

ⓃⓄⓇ ⓂⒶⓏⒺⓃ @qehdh.bsky.social · 4d

Oh God how heartbreaking it is when your child is in pain and looks at you as if saying, 'Save me, save my life, and who else but you can save me? How my heart burns with agony over my helplessness to save his life I wish I hadn't been born poor
I wish I were the one to He dies
gofund.me/52a8eee2b

February 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM

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CC Kirby

@cckirby.bsky.social

"the vast majority of you won't have to worry about this" I don't even fucking care if it turns out it's only three people that have to worry about this, it shouldn't be implemented, period. Keep cancelling your Nitro, they're clearly noticing

Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 2d

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)

February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM

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ClaymoreGwen

@claymoregwen.bsky.social

it's not new or surprising to anyone with a functioning brain, but the dissonance of watching the entire internet get dismantled in the name of "children's safety" while every day everyone is hearing about how no one in the rich elite pedophile cabal suffers any consequences is a bit maddening

February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM