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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 ...

Either because they aren’t accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts they’re old enough. Either because they aren’t accessing age-restricted experiences, or if its AI predicts ...

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 ...

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 is introducing new age verification requirements, including video selfies and ID documents. Users may need to verify their age to access sensitive content or change certain safety settings.

Discord will soon require millions of users to submit to a face scan or upload government ID to access adult content. Starting in early March, the popular chat platform is rolling out a ...

Discord, a social platform popular in the gaming community, announced Monday it is rolling out new age assurance technology that will require users to submit a video selfie or another form of ...

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.

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.