Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Die britische Datenschutzbehörde verhängt gegen Reddit eine Geldstrafe von 20 Millionen US-Dollar wegen Datenverstößen bei Kindern https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-privacy-watchdog-fines-reddit-20-million-over-childrens-data-failures-2026-02-24/
rnilf on 24.02.2026 12:34 p.m. Reminder that Reddit uses the same Peter Thiel-backed ID verification service that Discord just took a bunch of shit for (Persona): https://help.withpersona.com/articles/7F6BaF9h8Fxf0XWkwQscXN/ Be aware before handing your ID over, to any service really, but in particular Persona.
discretelandscapes on 24.02.2026 12:34 p.m. > Britain’s privacy watchdog I don’t know why news outlets keep using this stupid „watchdog“ term. Why not say ICO when that’s the actual organization’s name? Here are their findings in much more detail: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/reddit-issued-with-1447m-fine-for-children-s-privacy-failures/
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Reminder that Reddit uses the same Peter Thiel-backed ID verification service that Discord just took a bunch of shit for (Persona): https://help.withpersona.com/articles/7F6BaF9h8Fxf0XWkwQscXN/
Be aware before handing your ID over, to any service really, but in particular Persona.
> Britain’s privacy watchdog
I don’t know why news outlets keep using this stupid „watchdog“ term. Why not say ICO when that’s the actual organization’s name?
Here are their findings in much more detail:
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/reddit-issued-with-1447m-fine-for-children-s-privacy-failures/
I thought it was for censorship for alternative views