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TeamSpeak Adds Servers After Surge In Users—As Discord Launches Age Verification
TeamSpeak opened Frankfurt and Toronto regions after a surge of Discord migrants caused hosting limits to be reached, with US capacity especially impacted, the company said.
- As reported by PC Gamer, TeamSpeak warned hosting capacity has been reached in many regions, especially in the United States, due to a surge of new users subscribing to communities.
- Discord's verification rollout and a leak of age-verification documents for 70,000 users, plus distancing from a Peter Thiel-linked firm, fueled distrust amid the UK Online Safety Act.
- TeamSpeak opened new regions Frankfurt 3 and Toronto 1 for community creation and said it will continue monitoring usage and expand availability as needed.
- TeamSpeak's privacy-first positioning appeals to gaming communities, including the Overwatch community, who value its decentralized and secure voice-and-chat platform.
- With Discord set to roll verifications in March, the UK Online Safety Act has caused site blocks like PornHub's, illustrating regulatory fallout that fuels platform shifts including TeamSpeak's growth.
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technewstube.com'It’s not too far-fetched to believe that companies like Discord could share this data with state or federal agencies - in the US or elsewhere - for their benefit' — users overload yet another Discord alternative's servers as they flee ID checks
Discord’s age verification backlash continues as fleeing users overload the servers of yet another platform.
TeamSpeak sees massive surge as frustrated Discord users jump ship
TeamSpeak is suddenly back in the spotlight after a wave of users fled Discord over its new age-verification rollout. The voice-chat veteran says demand has spiked so hard that hosting capacity is maxed out in several regions as newcomers pile in looking for a simpler, more private alternative. Download TeamSpeak Classic or TeamSpeak 6 Beta here.Read Entire Article
News extracted from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. What seemed like a relic of competitive gaming is back in everyone’s mouth. TeamSpeak is registering a strong growth in users while part of the community leaves Discord before the new age verification policy that will begin to apply in March. The controversy is not just about confirming whether someone is older or younger. For many users, the real problem is iden…
Since Discord's announcement of its global mandatory age check program, the servers of its historic rival TeamSpeak are saturating under the influx of new users. Behind this seemingly anecdotal earthquake are deep issues: the rise of legislation on the protection of minors online, the burning issue of biometric data confidentiality, and the fragility of a quasi-monopoly built on trust.On February 9, 2026, Discord officially ...
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