Hothardware Discord Faces Backlash Over UK Age Checks and Data Deletion Controversy
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Discord's recent age verification tests in the UK have sparked significant backlash from users after the company, in collaboration with Persona, conducted a controversial test. Persona confirmed that all age-check data collected during this test was deleted, but hackers reported a zero-day vulnerability affecting billions of Chrome installations, urging users to update immediately.
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2026-02-20
Article published detailing backlash over Discord's age checks
2026-02-21
Hacker reports zero-day vulnerability affecting Chrome installations
2026-02-21
Persona confirms deletion of age-check data from UK test
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