[HN Gopher] Discord is making all users pick a new username
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       Discord is making all users pick a new username
        
       Author : tosh
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2023-05-03 21:56 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | costco wrote:
       | Now a bunch of OGUsers kids can hijack Discord handles and make a
       | bunch of money in the process. Why would any company willingly
       | adopt the scarcity model of usernames today knowing all the
       | problems it invites?
        
         | scrum-treats wrote:
         | Agree, however Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok somehow made it
         | through. If I'm not mistaken each of these platforms also
         | force-stripped select users of their usernames and reattributed
         | them to "the real" user. So, it'll be mildly interesting to see
         | how Discord manages this. For instance, are certain usernames
         | "off-limits"/"restricted" status, as a preventative mechanism,
         | or is it totally open for the taking? If it's the latter, I'm
         | inclined to create a few more accounts.
         | 
         | It's also the case that Discord users can change their username
         | and display name at any time. It isn't clear to me if this
         | functionality will change in the near future. How much "tech
         | debt" is it really, and why?
        
       | paulpauper wrote:
       | so here come the bots to auto-register all good handles?
        
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