Remember the days when age verification online meant simply clicking “Yes, I’m definitely over 18” and calling it a day? That era is going the way of flip phones and MySpace profiles. Discord, the ...

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Discord is implementing global age verification from early March, restricting unverified users from 18+ servers and sensitive content. Options to verify include AI facial analysis, government ID ...

Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally. Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified ...

What just happened? Discord's global rollout of mandatory age verification is forcing millions of users to reconsider a chat service long treated as the backbone of online gaming and community ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Beginning in March, all accounts will have a ‘teen-appropriate experience by default.’ Beginning in March, all ...

Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading government IDs. According to Discord, it’s ...