Game Rant

Classic Chat Program Sees a Major Surge in Users Following Discord Changes

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Kotaku

Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel Surface

The third-party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors Discord Last July was the cut-off date for major ...
Fast Company

Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy

Want to use Discord from next month? You’ll have to hand over a photo of your ID or a scan of your face to verify you’re of age. It’s part of a new process introduced by the chat app aimed at ensuring ...
Slate

Discord’s Controversial Face Scan and ID Rules Are Just the Beginning

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Discord will soon be expanding teen ...
Engadget

Discord will soon require age verification to access adult content

Discord is the latest company looking to bolster its child safety (again). Starting in March, all users will have a "teen-appropriate experience" by default. Unlocking adult content and age-gated ...
9to5Mac

Discord backtracks on controversial age verification rollout…kind of

Yesterday Discord announced that users would soon be required to have their age verified or be restricted to teen-level access on the service. Today, there’s a follow-up post from Discord that ...
ZDNet

Discord's new age ID rules are driving users away - here's where they're headed

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USA Today

Discord announces age-verification measures to roll out in March

Social media platform Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it will begin implementing global age verification starting in March. The company said in a news release that the phased rollout will require ...
PC World

Discord will restrict your account if you don’t scan your face

Discord is implementing global ‘teen-by-default’ safety settings in March that will blur sensitive content and restrict server access for unverified users. PCWorld reports that Discord will use an ...
Kotaku

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users

Discord will treat you like a teen unless its AI can sniff out your real age or you give it sensitive data Discord I’ve never seen patch notes issued for a press release before, but Discord just did ...
TechRepublic

Coming Soon: Discord to Roll Out Global Age Verification Using Facial Scans, ID

Coming Soon: Discord to Roll Out Global Age Verification Using Facial Scans, ID Your email has been sent Communications platform Discord will introduce age-verification tools worldwide next month, in ...
BGR

Discord Is Threatening To Restrict Your Account Unless You Provide ID And Facial Scans

How you interact with Discord is changing, unless you're willing to give them some information. Discord is rolling out new Teen-by-default settings for all users globally beginning in March, the ...