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Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Gemini24601 to c/technology
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Discord defends itself against efforts to stop piracy on its platform by saying no to more invasive data collection. Even though Discord isn’t exactly known for privacy, this is a great move for its users. What are your thoughts?

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[–] qarbone 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not meaningless but certainly undercuts the grandstanding.

[–] Jiggle_Physics 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the authorities will have to pay for data like everyone else.

[–] qarbone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And that's job creation right there!

Thanks to Discord, I'm able to keep merchants that "connect overbearing authoritarian entities with the data they shouldn't have, at a price point we all can agree on" at stable, sub-full time employment status.

Truly, pillar of the economy, er community.