Discord is delaying its global age verification rollout

Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash | TechCrunch

The company added that 90% of users won’t need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual.

Another Day, Another Age Verification Data Breach: Discord’s Third-Party Partner Leaked Government IDs

Once again, we’re reminded why age verification systems are fundamentally broken when it comes to privacy and security. Discord has disclosed that one of its third-party customer service prov…

Discord to roll out age verification next month | TechCrunch

All users will be put into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default unless they prove that they are adults.

Hackers uncover the most alarming frontend leak in Discord’s age verification data

Exposed age verification code tied to Discord's identity vendor has intensified debate over facial scans, ID uploads, and user trust.

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Age verification for all.

Exposed Persona Frontend Reveals Extensive Biometric Surveillance Stack Behind Age Verification - ID Tech

Security researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification implementation have discovered a publicly exposed frontend belonging to Persona Identities, Inc., revealing that the identity-verification vendor’s platform performs far more extensive checks than users […]

On Discord Alternatives - Dhole Moments

Next month, Discord is going to start requiring age verification. The backlash from gamers everywhere has been predictable and justified. I guess their company name checks out. I’ve had a few…

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.

Who Really Sees Your ID When You Verify Your Age Online? - Intercede

We’re asked to prove our age online more than ever before. Whether we’re accessing social platforms, buying age‑restricted products, or visiting sites that require identity checks by law. Age verification has quickly become a standard part of the digital experience. But as these systems spread, so do the questions around what really happens to the … Continue reading ""

FR#153 – What does a Discord replacement look like?

With Discord announcing age verification globally, people are searching for alternatives. But a Discord alternative on the open social web might just look structurally quite different.

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet

Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification

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Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it “age” verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we&#821…

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK

Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord's UK test was deleted.

Security researchers claim Persona, the provider behind Discord's UK age verification 'experiment', performs '269 individual verification checks' on user data, including those for terrorism and espionage

I'm sure this will be well-received.