SAN DIEGO — The holidays mean different things for some teens – more time at home, less structure, more time connecting with friends or gaming while school’s out. As screen time rises this time of ...

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Access to certain servers and settings may soon require users to verify their age. For millions of players, Discord is the backbone of online gaming; the space where teams coordinate, communities grow ...

Remember the days when age verification online meant simply clicking “Yes, I’m definitely over 18” and calling it a day? That era is going the way of flip phones and MySpace profiles. Discord, the ...

Users may need to complete age verification to unlock sensitive features or adjust certain settings. Adults must verify their age to speak on stage in servers or modify message request controls.

Discord will begin rolling out new teen safety features globally in early March, placing all new and existing users into a teen-appropriate experience by default unless they verify they are adults.