Discord to roll out age verification next month for full access to its platform
All users will be put into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default unless they prove that they are adults.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Gather AI, maker of ‘curious’ warehouse drones, lands $40M led by Keith Block’s firm
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