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Discord rolls out revamped age verification globally after backlash-driven redesign

Discord announces new automatic age-estimation system

1 Sep 22 2:04 PM · 1d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 5

Co-founder and CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy posted a blog update saying Discord will place users into age groups using account signals rather than requiring ID or selfies for everyone, with additional verification options (AgeKey, card, Apple/Google accounts) for those not auto-classified.

Discord announces new automatic age-estimation system
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“We believe meeting age requirements shouldn’t require ID checks or selfies for everyone. We’d prefer to give you more choices, including less intrusive options that don’t require biometrics or sensitive personal data.”

Stanislav Vishnevskiy

Stanislav Vishnevskiy Discord co-founder and CTODiscord Platform implementing age assurancePersona / AgeKey Third-party age-verification vendors used by Discord

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What was reported 4 claims about this development

  1. 2 outlets Prepare Yourself for a Discord Age Check

    first by Gizmodo, 8h ago · also PCMag

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  2. 2 outlets An update on how we confirm your age group on Discord

    first by HN Frontpage, 1d ago · also Discord

    1 more headline
  3. 1 outlet Discord announced a revamped global age verification system

    first by Mastodon, 21h ago

  4. 1 outlet Discord announces updated age assurance system built around ‘account-level signals’ | exclusive

    first by GamesBeat, 1d ago

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