Summary: Discord is now testing a new age verification system that will require people to submit their ID to verify their age. This is a test taking place in Australia and the UK. Right now, ...

Discord is experimenting with a new age-verification policy that would require users to prove their age to see material Discord considers harmful. The verification process is currently undergoing ...

In context: Discord has proven popular among both gamers and general users, but it's not without its flaws. The messaging and social platform has previously been accused of exposing children to abuse ...

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A third-party service for customer support was hit. About 70,000 users may have had government ID photos accessed. The incident highlights the challenges of state-imposed age verification. Discord has ...

In a bid to stay protected, admins of Discord have installed multiple verification levels on their Discord servers, and that includes two-factor authentication (2FA ...

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In July, Siyan, a UK-based Discord user, logged on one morning and found himself unable to access some of his text chats marked NSFW. The channel, a popup informed him, was now age-restricted. The ...

UPDATE: A Discord spokesperson has provided a statement clarifying its handling of user data regarding the age verification system: "We’re currently running tests in select regions to age-gate access ...