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

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

Discord Is Delaying Age Checks Following User Backlash

“Our goal is straightforward: keep the Discord experience completely unchanged for the vast majority of people while ensuring ...

Discord delays age verification measures as it admits what it got 'wrong'

Two weeks after Discord announced "teen-by-default" age-restricted settings for all users, Discord is delaying the ...

Discord delays its age verification, admits it knew the rollout was "going to be controversial" and that it "failed at its most basic job"

After mounting pressure and a potential user exodus, Discord's CTO has delayed the chat app's age verification plans to later ...
Mashable

Discord age verification: How it works, when it happens

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 ...

Discord's experimental UK age verification provider looks to have sprung a leak, and it seems to check for a whole lot more than you might expect

'269 individual verification checks', to be precise.
Tech Times

Discord Pushes Implementation of Global Age Checks to Second Half of 2026

Discord has delayed the implementation of its global age checks to the second half of 2026 following user backlash.

Discord Co-Founder Admits Age Check Privacy Missteps, What’s Next

Discord delays the rollout of its age verification tech and clarifies in more detail how age is already estimated for existing users.
Opinion

Reddit and Discord are both in trouble over age verification

Both Reddit and Discord have got themselves into trouble over the use of a controversial third-party age verification service.
GameSpot

Over 90% Of Discord Users Will Not Need To Verify Their Age, CTO Says

Discord age verification will be delayed to the second half of 2026.
Lifehacker

Discord Might Force You to Prove Your Age to Avoid Losing Features

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 ...