Discord postpones its global age verification program to late 2026, adding credit card checks as an alternative to facial ...

Messaging platform Discord's efforts to roll out age verification software have been nothing short of a disaster.

Age verification is a reality on a growing number of social media platforms, requiring an ID or facial scan for full access to everything from YouTube to Roblox. The age-gating wave is coming along ...

The company added that 90% of users won’t need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual.

The company has made public statements confirming that it does not use Persona for age assurance, or unlawfully collect biometrics.

Discord’s controversial age verification saga has reached a new turning point. The original rollout plan has officially been canceled, ...

Discord later said it cut ties with the vendor and that it has new safeguards in place to prevent user data from being hacked as it accidentally was last fall. But the bubbling cauldron of AI ...

Now it will hold off on expansion until it adds more verification options, vendor transparency, and other changes.

Discord has announced it is delaying the global rollout of its Teen By Default age assurance system until the second half of ...

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Discord promises greater transparency and more verification options.