Discord's controversial new age verification requirements will be delayed until at least the latter half of 2026, after the ...

Discord users are so keen to escape age verification plans that they're in danger of suffocating alternative platforms.

Discord, the popular online communications platform launched a decade ago as a hub for gamers, is postponing a controversial age verification policy after users mounted a fierce backlash over privacy ...

Discord age verification will be delayed to the second half of 2026.

In a bid to stay protected, admins of Discord have installed multiple verification levels on their Discord servers, and that includes two-factor authentication (2FA ...

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Discord, an online messaging platform popular with gamers, will roll out age verification before users can access adult content. Accounts will otherwise default to a "teen-appropriate experience." The ...

Discord isn't going to abandon its age verification plans, but intends to spend more of this year convincing users it's a good idea.

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Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.

The number of teens is difficult to estimate because the company doesn’t offer this kind of breakdown, but a 2024 Pew Research study found that 44% of teen gamers in the United States alone use ...