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 ...

Remember the days when age verification online meant simply clicking “Yes, I’m definitely over 18” and calling it a day? That era is going the way of flip phones and MySpace profiles. Discord, the ...

Discord says that the information a user shares for age verification is only used for one-time verification purposes and not stored in Discord’s servers or with its vendor. For face scan-based ...

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 testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia. The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by ...

YouTube is testing a new age verification system in the US to protect young users, prompted by concerns over loopholes like the 'Death Stranding 2' photo mode trick. This method bypasses facial ...

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 ...

Following the passage of the UK's Online Safety Act, some users are bypassing the age-verification checks put in place by Discord and other sites via the photo mode functions in Death Stranding. By ...