Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

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 ...

If they want to get paid, some Twitch streamers will need to use the same identity verification service Discord just ditched

Twitch now requires some content creators to verify their identity through Persona, the company with links to mass surveillance programs.

Discord delays its age verification, admits it knew the rollout was "going to be controversial" and that it "failed at its most basic job"

After mounting pressure and a potential user exodus, Discord's CTO has delayed the chat app's age verification plans to later ...
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Reddit and Discord are both in trouble over controversial age verification service

Both Reddit and Discord have got themselves into trouble over the use of a controversial third-party age verification service.
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Man claims land in Balkans and declares himself president

A Brit who declared himself president of his own country after claiming land in the Balkans has opened an embassy - on his local high street. Daniel Jackson, 21, first thought up the idea of starting ...

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to U.S. surveillance efforts

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a ...

Why Gamers Are Still Mad About Discord's Age Verification

Discord has ended its relationship with Persona, a controversial age verification partner in the UK, which users allege kept ...