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After a rocky start, Discord has delayed the global rollout of its age-verification policies following user backlash. Earlier this month, the messaging-based social platform announced that it would ...

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Co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy addressed misgivings about Discord's age verification system in a blog posted on Tuesday, attempting to reassure worried users. "In hindsight, we should have provided ...

Discord has spent the last couple of weeks in the crosshairs of the internet, as its decision to launch an ID-based age verification program proved even more controversial than most of us likely ...

Now it will hold off on expansion until it adds more verification options, vendor transparency, and other changes. Now it will hold off on expansion until it adds more verification options, vendor ...

Discord has announced it is delaying the global rollout of its Teen By Default age assurance system until the second half of 2026 following community backlash and concerns over privacy and ...

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After constant pushback from its users, popular chat platform Discord is pulling back on plans to introduce a "global age assurance" process, admitting in a statement that the company "failed at our ...

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, ...

Unsurprisingly, Discord's "teen-by-default" settings and ID verification announcement isn't going over well with its user base. On Monday, the messaging platform announced it will require all adult ...