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    Bora M. Alper@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

    Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

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    Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'

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    Bora M. Alper@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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    The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.
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      …so it’s not for communities, it’s for communities…?

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        It’s not for the communities, it’s for the shareholders-to-come.

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          Who are the shareholders going to exploit then?

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            Employees and customers, just like every corporation ever.

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              “customers” meaning the communities?

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                Where else do you imagine dividends come from?

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                  No one was talking about dividends

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                    You literally just did: https://feddit.org/comment/6103029

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                      There’s no need to link me to my own comments. I did not.

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