Discord Expands Age Verification ID System to More Regions
January 19, 2026
Discord’s push to verify users through government IDs shows how safety mandates can quietly turn into systems of surveillance.
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Discord’s push to verify users through government IDs shows how safety mandates can quietly turn into systems of surveillance.
In the name of safety, Britain may be considering the infrastructure for a traceable, ID-bound web.
A government promising online safety is asking citizens to trust the same system that keeps losing their data.
The damage is already done, but it turns out freezing the bank accounts of civil liberties protesters was never legal to begin with.
A trade show dressed as a tech utopia, Intersec 2026 turns surveillance into spectacle and sells the illusion that safety and scrutiny are the same thing.
The bill’s attempt to manage digital access risks turning First Amendment rights into privileges of identification.
Starting February 1, travelers must choose between getting a REAL ID or paying $45 to let TSA dig through their personal data.
The decision marks a rare legal victory for satire in a climate where political humor increasingly faces judicial scrutiny.
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive.
They can soften the language, but dystopia is still on the agenda.
Former childcarer warned that repost joking about Trump and Starmer could violate release terms, probation letter reveals.
Cut off from the digital world on the eve of the vote, Ugandans are improvising new ways to stay visible in a nation intent on going dark.
Discord’s push to verify users through government IDs shows how safety mandates can quietly turn into systems of surveillance.
In the name of safety, Britain may be considering the infrastructure for a traceable, ID-bound web.
A government promising online safety is asking citizens to trust the same system that keeps losing their data.
The damage is already done, but it turns out freezing the bank accounts of civil liberties protesters was never legal to begin with.
A trade show dressed as a tech utopia, Intersec 2026 turns surveillance into spectacle and sells the illusion that safety and scrutiny are the same thing.
The bill’s attempt to manage digital access risks turning First Amendment rights into privileges of identification.
Starting February 1, travelers must choose between getting a REAL ID or paying $45 to let TSA dig through their personal data.
The decision marks a rare legal victory for satire in a climate where political humor increasingly faces judicial scrutiny.
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive.
They can soften the language, but dystopia is still on the agenda.
Former childcarer warned that repost joking about Trump and Starmer could violate release terms, probation letter reveals.
Cut off from the digital world on the eve of the vote, Ugandans are improvising new ways to stay visible in a nation intent on going dark.
Fight censorship and surveillance. Reclaim your digital freedom.
Get news updates, features, and alternative tech explorations to defend your digital rights.
