The popular online messaging platform Discord is facing backlash after announcing that it will make a key policy change in the name of security next month. Starting in early March, the platform will ...

Discord faces criticism for its heavy-handed approach to age verification. The company has attempted to clarify its demands for photos, videos, or copies of ID. If you aren't happy with these changes, ...

Discord has announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate" experience by default next month, requiring age verification to access restricted content or change content settings. In a blog post ...

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...

What just happened? Discord's global rollout of mandatory age verification is forcing millions of users to reconsider a chat service long treated as the backbone of online gaming and community ...

Social media platforms have been inching their way toward age verification for a while now. Social media platforms have been inching their way toward age verification for a while now. is a news writer ...

The platform is expanding age verification globally, meaning adult users will need to verify their age to access sensitive content. Reading time 2 minutes Discord is expanding stricter age settings to ...

Discord is rolling out age verification globally starting next month, the company announced on Monday. All users will be put into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default. Only users verified as ...

TL;DR: Discord has launched global age-restriction protocols requiring users to verify their age via ID or facial scan to access sensitive content and 18+ communities. This privacy-focused system uses ...

The new policy comes just four months after a leak of 70,000 age verification ID photos. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

When Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it would soon introduce mandatory age verification for all users, there was immediate, bombastic pushback from the community. But it's happening regardless, ...

To maintain full functionality, you could be asked to scan your face or provide an ID that proves you're an adult. Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops ...