Discord 终止了与 Persona 的联系，Persona 是一家由 Thiel 支持、与美国监控相关的验证公司，因数据暴露显示存在面部识别和监控名单筛查功能。 Discord ended its link with Persona, a Thiel-backed verification firm tied to U.S. surveillance, after data exposure revealed facial recognition and watchlist screening.

Discord 终止了与 Peter Thiel 支持的验证服务 Persona Identity 的合作关系，研究人员发现其代码与美国监控活动有关，导致近 2500 份公共文件在政府授权服务器上曝光。 Discord has ended its partnership with Persona Identities, a Peter Thiel-backed verification service, after researchers found its code linked to U.S. surveillance activities, exposing nearly 2,500 public files on a government-authorized server. 个人披露的数据显示,个人进行了面部识别检查,根据观察名单对用户进行筛查,并评估了包括恐怖主义和间谍活动在内的风险。 The data revealed Persona conducted facial recognition checks, screened users against watchlists, and assessed risks including terrorism and espionage. Discord曾使用Persona进行英国年龄验证测试,确认合作关系已终止,数据已被删除,未来的验证将依赖于当地面部年龄估计和Veratad身份验证,没有存储生物识别数据. Discord, which had used Persona for a brief UK age verification test, confirmed the partnership ended, data was deleted, and future verification will rely on local facial age estimation and Veratad for ID checks, with no biometric data stored.