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Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by vagabund on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:00PM (#34419012)
It's been fun following Nikita's twitter from the prelaunch announcement, to the "human trafficking" rumor scandal, to a national phenomenon, to the real life experience of my 14 yo nephew being obsessed with it, and finally to this acqui-hire. Masterful execution throughout and a testament to what's still possible because of the internet. 4 friends hacking away in their apartment with zero outside funding to millions of users and likely an 8-9 figure exit, all within six months. Pretty inspiring stuff.
Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by Nextgrid on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @04:43PM (#34419739)
My concern is that no well-intentioned company will pay 8-9 figures for such an app, so it's likely a data harvesting and/or advertising operation which is disgusting especially when it comes to kids.
Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by jacooper on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @06:24PM (#34420984)
Discord already has Facebook level tracking, and in some cases even more. They don't delete anything.
Re:Discord acquires Gas, the popular app for teens to compli... by rozab on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @08:33PM (#34422260)
I mean, they don't automatically delete your account and messages after 5 years. They did get fined for this.

But I don't want them to do this. Keeping my messages is the service they are providing to me, the customer. I would be furious if they nuked my account as the regulator suggests. This isn't like advertising companies hoarding data indefinitely, because it's actually in the users interest. It's a shame regulators choose not to see the difference