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 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 most basic job" of "explaining what we're doing and why." The global rollout now won't happen until the second half of 2026, with a technical blog offering a deeper dive into the automatic age determination systems before they're set to go live. We'll also get to see things like "how many users were asked to verify" and "what methods they used" when the rollout does actually happen. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Discord confirms global age verification rollout, will trigger default restricted settings next monthJoin PCGamesN's community Discord for the latest in PC gaming and hardwareDiscord wants to become Patreon with these new features
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 most basic job" of "explaining what we're doing and why." The global rollout now won't happen until the second half of 2026, with a technical blog offering a deeper dive into the automatic age determination systems before they're set to go live. We'll also get to see things like "how many users were asked to verify" and "what methods they used" when the rollout does actually happen.Read the rest of the story...
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Discord confirms global age verification rollout, will trigger default restricted settings next month
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