#techbacklash — Public Fediverse posts

🤬 Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts 🤬

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/panopticon-patch-tuesday-twitch-requires-peter-thiel-funded-persona-id-verification-for-affiliates-to-get-their-first-payouts/

#twitch #twitchnews #twitchaffiliates #personaid #persona #firstpayouts #peterthiel #idverification #faceid #streaming #gaming #creators #gamers #streamers #tech #technews #privacy #techbacklash #ageverification

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord’s UK test was deleted. (big article)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#discord #discordnews #discordagecheck #agecheck #tech #technews #persona #uk #uktech #privacy #techbacklash #discorduk #faceid #aicheck #unitedkingdom

Meta’s plans for AI facial recognition smart glasses ‘threatens safety of all women and girls’
Domestic abuse charities said the feature could pose a ‘direct and serious’ risk to survivors

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/meta-glasses-facial-recognition-domestic-abuse-b2923551.html

#meta #metaglasses #womentech #tech #glasses #smartglasses #privacy #womenprivacy #girlsprivacy #women #girls #female #domesticabuse #techbacklash #facialrecognition #security #charities #abuse #abusesurvivors #aifacial #aiglasses #harassment #abuserisk #harassmentrisk

Good Luck Banning Smart Glasses
Smart glasses bans are reasonable, important, and damn near impossible.

https://gizmodo.com/good-luck-banning-smart-glasses-2000723392

#gadgets #smartglasses #glasses #privacy #tech #womentech #security #meta #metaaiglasses #metaglasses #rayban #nearimpossible #smartglassesban #metaglassesban #techban #techbacklash

Ring cancels Flock deal after dystopian Super Bowl ad prompts mass outrage
“This is definitely not about dogs,” senator says, urging a pause on Ring face scans.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/after-creepy-super-bowl-ad-sparks-outrage-ring-abandons-flock-deal/

#ring #flock #aicam #securitycam #security #tech #technews #superbowlad #amazon #ringads #ringnews #dogs #dogssafety #facescan #privacy #faceid #surveillance #techbacklash

‘Creepy’ Super Bowl ad sparks backlash, viewers vow ‘never’ to buy this popular product

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2026/02/creepy-super-bowl-ad-sparks-backlash-viewers-vow-never-to-buy-this-popular-product.html

#creepy #creepyads #superbowl #superbowlads #sports #sportsads #tech #techads #techbacklash #amazon #ring #amazonring #ringnews #ringads #popularproduct #gadgets #aicamera

😡 Twitch faces backlash for putting ads when you pause streams 😡

https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/twitch-faces-backlash-for-putting-ads-when-you-pause-streams-3316576/

#twitch #twitchnews #streaming #streamers #tech #technews #twitchads #streamingads #pausestreams #twitchbacklash #techbacklash #techads #twitchapp #mobileapp #apps