The “ripple effect” is a classic scientific principle that is easy to understand. When you do a certain act, no matter how big or small, it sends out “ripples” into the world that can affect other ...

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 ...

Discord is testing a new feature that requires users to submit a face scan or send a photo of their ID to access explicit content. Since its initial release in 2015, Discord has been a popular instant ...

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 ...

Discord users in the United Kingdom and Australia may soon have to navigate through a new age verification process. The company is currently listing the new process as an “experimental” feature, and ...

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 ...

The UK's Online Safety Act faces an unexpected challenge. Gamers are using Death Stranding 2 to bypass age verification on platforms. The game's photo mode tricks facial recognition software. This ...