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Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by sergiotapia on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @03:52PM (#34418870)
Congrats to the team! Called this in November. Discord probably bought for the social graph of verified teens. https://twitter.com/lostinthegc/status/1594108696950607872
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Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by Nextgrid on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:46PM (#34419789)
> bought for the social graph of verified teens

Which feels extremely creepy and disgusting. I can't see many well-intentioned reasons to buy something like this besides manipulating them to act against their own interests down the line.

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