'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by D...

What’s Happening

Alright so The platform’s plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.

I do not trust them - top streamers left concerned checks 5 hours ago Save Laura Cress Technology reporter Save Alastair/Eret Alastair streams as Eret online to millions of followers. Alastair, or Eret as he is known online, is one of Twitchs most popular LGBT streamers - with more than one million followers on the streaming site. (it feels like chaos)

The US-based British content creator, who does not disclose his last name, says he has around 60,000 members in his server on Discord, an online chat service popular with gamers.

The Details

But when the platform just dropped it would soon require some users to verify their age , Alastair was among those concerned about its implications for their data - and that of their online communities. “A lot of people use the online world as a place where they can talk about things that they might not feel safe talking about with people in the real world, where being queer might result in being prosecuted,” he told the BBC.

“I fr do not want to send Discord my ID given their track record - I do not trust them. ” Alastair is referring to an incident last October, when Discord admitted official ID photos of around 70,000 users had potentially leaked after a breach at a firm which helped it verify ages.

Why This Matters

Discord dropped it had cut ties with the company in question . After its age verification announcement was met with backlash, Discord clarified its age estimation tech would mean the “vast majority” of people would not need to complete age checks. But some users remain concerned about the platforms approach.

Tech companies have been making moves like this as competition heats up.

The Bottom Line

Its recent trial of age checking software the UK has attracted some scrutiny over the vendors backing firm co-founded , boss of controversial US data firm Palantir . Google searches for Discord alternatives have meanwhile spiked worldwide, with some socials users claiming to have cancelled their Discord subscriptions.

What do you think about all this?