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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune

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Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a U.S. government server | Fortune

Discord used at least three separate age-verification vendors since October after a third-party vendor breach hit 70,000 users.

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