'269 individual verification checks', to be precise.

Discord recently announced it will restrict features for users without age verification, and the news (unsurprisingly) hasn't gone over well.

Discord has decided to postpone the worldwide launch of its “Teen By Default” age assurance system until the second half of 2026, following strong pushback from users who raised concerns about privacy ...

You open Discord, tap into a channel you’ve used before, and suddenly everything’s blocked or blurred. Then you see it: a prompt to verify your age. In that ...

The platform says it’s about safety—but it might soon become the new default.

But Discord will put adults at risk when this policy rolls out in early March.

Discord will enable restrictions for all users in March, with age verification required to access certain features.

The move represents one of the company’s most significant policy shifts in its history, aligning with increasing regulatory ...

Before it was updated last month, Discord’s privacy policy specifically promised to alert users “in advance” if the company ever started storing contents of video calls, voice calls, or channels. That ...