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Stop using Discord for homelab notifications—here's what I switched to instead

Simplified notifications, pushed with a single curl command.
TechCrunch

Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord

Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of 2026, and users are concerned about the privacy of uploading a government ID or face scan to ...
Bleeping Computer

Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI assistant and access private data. Researchers found nearly 3,000 such ...
Yahoo

Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a Google Cloud endpoint

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Persona, partially funded by Peter Thiel’s venture firm Founders Fund, continues to provide age verification services for OpenAI, ...
PCGamesN

Discord delays its age verification, admits it knew the rollout was "going to be controversial" and that it "failed at its most basic job"

After constant pushback from its users, popular chat platform Discord is pulling back on plans to introduce a "global age assurance" process, admitting in a statement that the company "failed at our ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Good news, UK Discord users, we're part of a Peter Thiel-linked data collection "experiment"

Discord have belatedly confirmed that they're working with Persona, an identity detection firm backed by a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel, as part of Discord's new global age ...
Kotaku

Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel Surface

The third-party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors Discord Last July was the cut-off date for major ...
PC Magazine

This Discord Alternative Reports Sign-Up Surge Amid Age-Verification Backlash

Discord’s upcoming age-verification policy appears to be causing a surge in new users to Matrix, an open-source alternative. On Thursday, the messaging protocol’s co-founder, Matthew Hodgson, reported ...
HotHardware

Why Discord's New Age Verification Policy Is Sparking A Privacy Backlash

Discord has committed to a global rollout of "teen-by-default" settings. That means users who change some specific settings or attempt to access age-restricted content on the platform, may be prompted ...
Kotaku

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users

Discord will treat you like a teen unless its AI can sniff out your real age or you give it sensitive data Discord I’ve never seen patch notes issued for a press release before, but Discord just did ...