Discord tests Google Wallet and credit card checks to confirm users are 18+ after backlash over face scans. Face and ID selfie scans remain an option, now using Incode with on-device processing after ...

Discord will estimate most users’ ages with an algorithm and ask some users to confirm their age. Discord says K-ID will handle age checks and delete collected data after each check is complete. The ...

Discord will use account signals to place users in age groups, saying more than 90% will not need to confirm their age. It has also named its verification vendors and added alternatives to face and ID ...

Discord was met with substantial backlash when it first announced that it would be adding age verification requirements globally, with the platform almost immediately rolling back the ID requirements ...

According to Discord, 90% of users will not have to verify their age.

Many people aren't happy, again, but Discord says it has to move forward with these changes due to new laws across the globe ...

Earlier in 2026, Discord was under fire for its controversial age verification plans, which it eventually delayed. Now, Discord is implementing them.