Many children and teenagers use the online community Discord.despite its official age rating of 13 and older. It is very popular among young people for gaming, connecting with friends who share similar interests, and joining communities around hobbies.
Discord srvers were hacked in early October and the company confirmed that the hack compromised more than 70,000 proof-of-age IDs, required by users to prove their age under the Online Safety Act. That’s according to the company itself, refuting claims that more than two million users have been affected.
Whether younger children were within that data is currently unknown but it is likely. Some reports put the figure much higher.
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