Discord delays global age verification rollout after backlash, promising more options, transparency, and a revised launch later in 2026.
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The company added that 90% of users won’t need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual.
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE.
Discord will roll out global age verification in March, requiring face scans or ID for full access to age-restricted servers and features.
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All users will be put into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default unless they prove that they are adults.
Bonatsos spent 15 years at GC, and until last year led the firm’s seed investing strategy.
Discord reportedly filed confidential IPO paperwork and has pinned its hopes on a debut in March.