Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy

Critics say mandatory age verification reflects a deeper shift toward routine identity checks and digital surveillance.

Discord's age verification sparks intense backlash. Could it save lives?

Discord will soon enact age verification for all users, a move aimed at teen safety — but one that sparked intense backlash ...

Discord users look for alternatives as the company tries to do damage control

Discord recently announced it will restrict features for users without age verification, and the news (unsurprisingly) hasn't ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Discord promise they won't force everybody to do a face scan following outrage at new age verification policy

Social media company Discord are trying their best to reassure people irked by the recently announced global rollout of some new age verification measures.
BusinessMirror

Discord draws ire over latest age-restriction policy

WITH the ongoing issues for online security among children, especially sexual exploitation and inappropriate content in the internet, instant messaging app Discord will now assume new users are ...

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.

Discord Will Now Treat Everyone Like a Teen Unless They Prove They’re an Adult

The platform is expanding age verification globally, meaning adult users will need to verify their age to access sensitive ...