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Discord's New Age ID Verification: How It Works, Internet Reactions, and Alternatives
Discord requires adults to verify age via selfie or ID to access adult content; unverified users default to teen status with restricted features.
- On the timeline, Discord has already deployed age verification in the UK and Australia and will launch a mandatory global rollout next month.
- Following other platforms, age verification is spreading online as Discord follows Roblox and complies with local rules in the UK and Australia.
- To verify, users click a Get Started prompt and upload a selfie or government ID, with both required if a selfie is inconclusive; Discord says it deletes photos after review and DMs users their group placement.
- By default, accounts are classified in the teen age group, and adults must verify to access content and unblock sensitive content blur through the adult age group.
- For under‑18s, teenagers are exempt from verification but face teen account restrictions like separate inboxes, friend request warnings, stage speaking limits, and bans with an appeal process for under-minimum-age users.
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Discord's age verification announcement isn't going over well
Unsurprisingly, Discord's "teen-by-default" settings and ID verification announcement isn't going over well with its user base. On Monday, the messaging platform announced it will require all adult users in March to verify their age, like through submitting a video selfie, to remove age-gated restrictions. Discord will view users who don't verify their ages as teenagers, meaning their suite of features will be restricted. For example, unverified…
Discord age verification: How it works, when it happens
Age verification is spreading on the internet. Following Roblox's implementation of the age verification process, Discord is the next platform in line to do it.So, what is Discord's age verification process and what happens if users don't go through with it?We'll break it down.How to verify your age on DiscordDiscord, the online chat platform that's extremely popular with gamers, has announced that it will be rolling out a mandatory age verifica…
Discord faces heavy backlash over new age verification system
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) - Online messaging platform Discord is facing severe backlash after announcing plans to roll out an age-verification system in early March that requires users to scan their face or government-issued ID to access features beyond the "teen-appropriate" experience. The news comes just four months after a security breach that saw an estimated [...]
Discord age verification not a requirement for every user, but still bad
Discord is relying on algorithmic data analysis and third-party vendors to handle age verification, but it has clarified that not everyone will be met with explicit age checks.Everyone is treated as a child on Discord until they try to access adult contentThe latest update from Discord's safety team seems to be a big step back from its earlier promise, though not much has actually changed. The controversial move will have everyone's account set …
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