Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners. Suddenly, these often-overlooked players in the “age-assurance” ecosystem ...

Millions of young people meet daily on Discord, but many parents hardly know the platform. This is how the huge social ...

The popular social network Discord will require almost all users to verify their age using a selfie or an ID card if they want to access adult content, starting in early March. In a blog post Monday, ...

Discord will soon require users globally to verify their age with a face scan or by uploading a form of ID if they want to ...

Key settings to turn off include data usage for improving Discord, personalized sponsored content, voice recording in Clips, and general experience personalization.

Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The ...

Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from ...

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Discord had long been strongly opposed to ads, but starting this week, it’s giving video game makers the ability to advertise to its users. The introduction of so-called Sponsored Quests marks a ...

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