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 will soon treat all accounts as teen-friendly by default unless it’s confident you’re of an adult age. Access to age-restricted servers and features may require video selfie age checks or ID ...

Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday, February 9, 2026, Discord announced it will require user age verification starting March 2026 to strengthen protections ...

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Don't want Discord to start treating your account like it belongs to an underage kid? Then you'd better be willing to fork over some PII – just months after the company's age verification partner had ...

FILE - A Discord display stands at the company's booth at the Game Developers Conference 2023, in San Francisco, March 22, 2023. Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is ...