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Story summary
- Discord reversed its global age-verification plan after strong user backlash.
- The backlash extended to its age-check partners, who defended their technology amid privacy concerns.
- A prior data breach exposed the IDs of 70,000 users, eroding trust in Discord.
- Discord said future age verification would keep data on users' devices, but skepticism remained about facial estimation.
- Attempts to hack the age-check system heighten security awareness among Discord's partners.
