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Re:After September 18th, you’ll no longer be able to send me... by not_a_cop75 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @08:57AM (#20767493)
This is the equivalent of Nintendo disabling profile pictures because of people abusing it with penis pictures.
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Re:After September 18th, you’ll no longer be able to send me... by wDcBKgt66V8WDs on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:26AM (#20768399)
Not really? 1) you can still have profile pictures from a limited though large set of their IP plus highly custom Mii and 2) the expected user bases and interaction methods between platforms is not at all comparable.
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Re:After September 18th, you’ll no longer be able to send me... by kryogen1c on Thursday August 22, 2019 @01:46PM (#20770624)
> 2) the expected user bases and interaction methods between platforms is not at all comparable.

Exactly. Pictures visible through normal use are not the same as an inbox you have to go out of your way to read.

At the very least, the sensibe thing is to make messages opt-in or whitelist only. Removing the feature to prevent harassment seems like a scapegoat. I wonder if this was being utilized as an illegal communications channel and YT\alphabet is worried about legal exposure

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Re:After September 18th, you’ll no longer be able to send me... by ihuman on Thursday August 22, 2019 @06:57PM (#20773136)
When did Nintendo have custom profile pictures?
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