Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/03/2026If "stop using the Nazi bar" didn't sway you to leave Substack, how about "keep your ID off the dark web"? Substack has been rolling out a requirement for users to verify their age (currently only in the UK). They are using Persona, the same Peter Thiel linked company that keeps having data leaks. 222497
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Discord broke up with Persona just a week ago, over a leak that revealed they were sending all the personal info users submitted to data brokers and the US government. But that's chill for Substack. Marc Andreessen probably sees giving Thiel and Trump your personal data as a feature, not a bug.malwarebytes.comAge verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers sayBehind a basic age check, researchers say Persona’s system runs extensive identity, watchlist, and adverse-media screening. 03215
Charles Lambdin @cglambdin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026I see so many people who “won’t use Substack” that are still on X though that I really don’t see the point. (Not saying you’re one of them.) 110