Scott Beckman

@discord It’s a parent’s responsibility to monitor and manage a child, a teenager online. It is not the responsibility of governments or corporations. What you’re doing is costing you users, costing you money, and eventually you’ll collapse just as those before you. (2/2)

@discord Here i shorten the read for you “we’re sorry, but we’re going forward anyways, just later so you’ll forget about it” @discord you do not have a good track record with vetting your vendors. You don’t have to do this, you’re choosing to jeopardize peoples privacy (1/?)

Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What’s Changing. Read the update: discord.com/blog/getting-g…

@JayzTwoCents I’m in the process of learning @teamspeak permissions for their new 6 server so my friends and I can move to that. I’ll host the server in my home lab

So now that Discord basically shot an RPG at its own face, what is everyone going to move to now? If Discord backtracks and drops age verification will you stay or go anyway? What's the census?

@discord What you’re saying and what you’re doing are two different things. You already have a track record for having leaked users private information, you’ve had data breaches, and you expect users to just go hand over their personal information. Many users are leaving your platform

We’ve seen some questions about our age assurance update and we want to share more clarity. We know how important these changes are to our community. Here’s what we want you to know: ‣‣‣ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗗 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱. ‣‣‣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲. You need to be an adult to access age-restricted experiences such as age-restricted servers and channels or to modify certain safety settings. For the majority of adult users, we will be able to confirm your age group using information we already have. We use age prediction to determine, with high confidence, when a user is an adult. This allows many adults to access age-appropriate features without completing an explicit age check. When additional confirmation is required, we offer multiple privacy-forward options through trusted partners. ‣‣‣ 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁. ‣‣‣ 𝗜𝗗𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱. ‣‣‣ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲 — 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁. We hope this helps to clarify some of your questions. This work is important because building a safer Discord requires a thoughtful approach alongside the communities who make Discord special. --------------- Frequently Asked Questions 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥? ‣‣‣ No. The vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today, without ever being asked to confirm their age. In a minority of cases when additional confirmation is required, we offer multiple privacy-forward options through trusted partners. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦? ‣‣‣ You must be a confirmed adult to access age-restricted content and experiences such as age-restricted servers and channels or to modify certain safety settings. The majority of Discord users don’t access age restricted content and will never go through a facial age estimation flow or ID verification. In the minority of cases where we cannot confirm you as an adult and you need to access age-restricted areas and settings, then you will be asked to go through additional steps. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢? ‣‣‣ We only get your age from the ID verification process and an estimated age range from Facial Age Estimation. We use this information for safety purposes and to help us deliver age appropriate experiences on Discord. We will not use your age assurance information to target you with advertisements, and we don't sell your data. You can control how we use your data. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (”𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘦”) 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬? ‣‣‣ If you choose Facial Age Estimation, you’ll be prompted to record a short video selfie of your face. The Facial Age Estimation technology runs entirely on your device in real time when you are performing the verification. That means that facial scans never leave your device, and Discord and vendors never receive it. We only get your age group. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥? ‣‣‣ Discord’s age assurance experience was designed to respect user privacy. We are partnering with dedicated age assurance vendors who specialize in performing these verifications in a privacy-forward way. These vendors were not involved in the September 2025 data breach of our customer service agent. ‣‣‣ Our vendors perform these verifications in a way to minimize the data collected and stored. For FAE, the video selfie is processed on device and never stored. IDs are processed to get your age only and then deleted. Your identity is never associated with your Discord account. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘺 𝘐𝘋 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦? ‣‣‣ Discord only gets your age. That’s it. Your identity is never associated with your account. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬? ‣‣‣ We leverage an advanced machine learning model developed at Discord to predict whether a user falls into a particular age group based on patterns of user behavior and several other signals associated with their account on Discord. We only use these signals to assign users to an age group when our confidence level is high; when it isn't, users go through our standard age assurance flow to confirm their age. We do not use your message content in the age estimation model. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬? ‣‣‣ Discord’s content safety filters are part of our broader Teen Safety Assist and safety-by-default approach. They help reduce exposure to certain categories of potentially sensitive image-based media, especially for teens. ‣‣‣ Mature Sexual Media Filter: Helps identify visual media that may contain sexually explicit or suggestive material involving adults ‣‣‣ Graphic Media Filter: Helps identify image-based media that may contain violent or potentially disturbing visual material ‣‣‣ These filters apply only to images and videos. They do not scan text messages, voice, or calls, and they are designed to support age-appropriate experiences while preserving private conversations. --------------- For more details check out our blog here: discord.com/safety/how-dis…

@YouTube fix your add system, I’m literally watching a 21 minute video and I’ve had adds ever 5 minutes

@BethesdaStudios power armor in @Fallout 76 should really count as a disguise when playing as a ghoul, they can’t see my face, and we already know that the PA has a voice changing affect.

@Barnacules Main reason I haven’t moved there, I visited WA black in 2018 for a wedding, was one of the nicest weeks I’ve lived, I loved everywhere I went, from Kent to Seattle to Everett, but the gun laws, and some other things make me very apprehensive about making the move.

The best part is that I would be a convicted felon serving tons of time in jail all for telling people not to 3D print guns because it's not as easy as the media claims and it's downright dangerous to do. Washington State gets more like California every day sadly. 🤦‍♂️

#FunFact - Had I made this video in 2019 I would be a convicted felon. Had I made this video in 2023 I would have 2 felonies. If I made this video after HB 2321 passes in 2027, I'd have 3 felonies for printing a non-functional lower receiver! #DumbLaws 🤪 youtu.be/PCbYBF5E3rc?si…

@cryptofergani Sadly $60,000. Being a single Dad who took care of his Dad who had cancer while during Covid was not a kind time to me

How much is your debt? I’ll pay Real answers only.

@oelma__ Tipping is, has been and always will be optional. Your tip is based on - how long the customer was there - how tentative and good at the job you are - price of meal as a whole If they add a gratuity fee the tip is $0 you already got it

YES or NO?

@PETAUK and animals eat other animals or have we forgotten how the animal kingdom works

We are ALL animals.

@RightPulseNewss Abolish it all together

President Trump wants to know whether you approve this? A. Hell Yes B. No.

@Barnacules What have I missed? It’s been a day

Trump is freaking the fuck out right now and that is a good thing! 👏

@PETAUK They might, have you asked them? No I don’t think so

Turkeys don't want to be eaten. Turkeys don't want to be eaten. Turkeys don't want to be eaten. Turkeys don't want to be eaten. Turkeys don't want to be eaten. Turkeys don't want to be eaten.

@Rafa_Alve5 That is my Dad.

@CasperTheEpic Who is next to you?💫

@elonmusk Problem is, even if the government doesn’t run it the corporations only care about profits and thus don’t care about the consumers. When they’re the only ones in the market, they can collaborate together to screw over people. This happens constantly

The reason government programs are so inefficient is that, unlike a commercial company, the feedback loop for improvement is broken, because they have a state-mandated monopoly and can’t go out of business if customers are unhappy. No matter how bad the service is at your DMV (sorry to pick on DMVs), you still have to use your DMV, because it’s a monopoly.

@RepMTG Maybe federally ban property tax.

The real estate market is in the dumps with high prices and still high interest rates. You know what will get the market moving? My bill, No Tax On Home Sales Act, totally eliminates capital gains taxes on the sale of your primary home!! This allows you to keep all the equity you gained the years you owned your home, allowing you to come down a little on your asking price if need be because you will be able to keep all your equity gains! So how do we get that bill passed you ask? Well first, the House has to go back to work! But I can’t get a chance to pass my bill without leadership deciding to bring my bill to the floor for a vote. I bet you didn’t know that. You see members of Congress have tons of bills, too many to count. And the only way any of our bills get voted on by Congress is through leadership, they decide. So if you would like no capital gains taxes on the sale of your primary home, please tell Speaker Mike Johnson!!!

@RepMTG I’m pretty sure there’s already an amendment that says all people must be counted

We saw it in Georgia in 2020. Our elections are broken. My Making American Elections Great Again Act mandates a new census that counts U.S. citizens only and redraws congressional districts based on real American-only numbers. No illegals. No fraud. Just fair representation for the American people. 🇺🇸

@FFT1776 So what about the American citizens who don’t have insurance who go and get medical help, do you have an issue with them? Not every American citizen has health insurance, it’s why procedures are so high, it’s because they make it up there for those who do.

To all Lefties trolling my posts … Illegals DO access our hospitals and healthcare system. They can’t pay their bills. Hospitals then get reimbursed by the federal government. That’s OUR tax dollars footing the bill. Free medical care for illegals, courtesy of YOU and ME.

@ChefGober @JDVance Cover up the Epstine list so he and his friends don’t get sent to prison

@ChefGober @JDVance If you ever pay attention, the government shut down under trumps first term four times, three times under the republican control once under democrat control. Literally trump can’t even unify congress to get something done, he fires people then has to rehire them. Anything to

The contrast could not be more clear: Republicans are trying to keep the government open and put the interest of Americans first. Meanwhile, Democrats want to take from the American people in order to give taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants.