Why You Probably Won't Have to Verify Your Age With Discord After All
As TechCrunch reports, the company will no longer take you at your word when it comes to how old you are, no matter where you happen to be using the app. Only verified adults can use Discord without restrictions; anyone under the age of 18 will be able to continue chatting on the platform, but with certain limitations. Discord originally planned to roll out age verification en masse back in March, but the company quickly pivoted following backlash to its February announcement.
- ▪As TechCrunch reports, the company will no longer take you at your word when it comes to how old you are, no matter where you happen to be using the app.
- ▪Only verified adults can use Discord without restrictions; anyone under the age of 18 will be able to continue chatting on the platform, but with certain limitations.
- ▪Discord originally planned to roll out age verification en masse back in March, but the company quickly pivoted following backlash to its February announcement.
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Discord age verification is officially here. As TechCrunch reports, the company will no longer take you at your word when it comes to how old you are, no matter where you happen to be using the app. Only verified adults can use Discord without restrictions; anyone under the age of 18 will be able to continue chatting on the platform, but with certain limitations. This change didn't come out of nowhere. Discord originally planned to roll out age verification en masse back in March, but the company quickly pivoted following backlash to its February announcement. That initial news lit the internet up with controversy, as it seemed that Discord was asking all users to upload a government ID to use the service as intended.
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