Discord artists are tearing the company's purple mascot, Wumpus, limb from limb in increasingly gruesome ways to protest its controversial age verification system. Despite the backlash already ...

Discord’s age-verification rollout is back after months of delays and user backlash, but this time, most people will not be asked to upload an ID or scan their face. The platform is rolling out a new ...

The updated system will estimate users’ ages based on account activity and server participation before applying restrictions or requesting additional verification. For users who do need to confirm ...

Do you use Discord? If you read this website, there's a pretty good chance that you do. The massive centralized chat service is extremely popular among young people and gamers, and many open source ...

Starting Wednesday, Discord, the community messaging platform, will roll out age-verification measures to all users. “Age assurance draws strong opinions and skepticism, especially when it involves ...

Many social media platforms have been applying new age verification rules in response to growing interest in limiting access for minors. Discord had planned to enact a policy this year that would have ...

Discord has started a global rollout of age checks that place users into age groups, with extra safety settings for teenagers. The rollout began on 22 September and will take several days, the company ...

Discord’s global age assurance rollout started this week. Most accounts get labeled adult or teen by an algorithm reading how you use the app. If it can’t decide, you’re “unconfirmed” and treated like ...

Discord today is rolling out an age-verification system that estimates each user’s age and requires some users to prove they are old enough to access age-restricted content. Discord said it will take ...

Discord has started automatically sorting users into age groups worldwide, claiming more than 90% of its users will not be asked to confirm their age. The rollout was announced on September 22nd by ...

Discord will place every user in an age group by reading account signals such as how long the account has existed and which servers it belongs to. More than 90% of users will never confirm their age, ...

The verification rollout was previously paused in response to privacy concerns. The verification rollout was previously paused in response to privacy concerns. is a news writer focused on creative ...