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Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry

Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.

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"We've made mistakes": Discord delays age verification rollout but promises no meaningful change as co-founder spends 1,857 words trying to sound apologetic

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Google apologises for Baftas alert to 'see more' on racial slur

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