Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Ben Schmidt @supernothing@infosec.exchange

2/9/2026, 10:55:50 PM

Public

Users under 18 are a small fraction of Discord’s userbase, and an even smaller fraction of their paying userbase. What they actually want is to be able to say that their users are (mostly) human so that their data is more valuable to AI companies, which helps valuations in their upcoming IPO.

Guess it was inevitable that they’d try to cash in, but we all really should have stuck with open protocols.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Age verification for all.

www.theverge.com · The Verge

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