Discord began rolling out a new age-verification system today, sorting users into adult, teen, and unconfirmed groups and restricting teens' access to sensitive content and message requests from strangers. The system replaces a February plan that required ID scans or facial recognition, which Discord dropped after user backlash and a 2025 breach exposed government IDs of 70,000 users verified through a third-party service.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-23
Discord has begun automatically sorting users into age groups using account signals like account age, activity patterns, and connected servers, rather than requiring ID or selfie verification. Users estimated to be 13-17 will get added safety restrictions, while those judged 18+ see no account changes; anyone misclassified can manually verify age through account settings. The rollout follows a February pause of Discord's prior ID-based verification system after a third-party vendor breach exposed users' scanned identification documents.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
Discord started rolling out age verification to its entire user base this week, months after pausing the plan in February amid privacy concerns over biometric scans and ID checks. CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy said over 90% of users won't need to submit ID, as the platform will instead rely on existing account signals like tenure and activity patterns to estimate age.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-23
Discord has started automatically classifying users as Adult or Teen using signals like account age, server membership and activity levels, rather than requiring facial scans or ID checks upfront. Users who can't be confidently classified fall into an 'Unconfirmed' category and must verify their age via options such as credit card, app store accounts, Google Wallet, AgeKey, ID scan or video selfie. Discord says it won't read messages or calls to estimate age, won't display age groups publicly, and will require vendors to delete data after verification.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-22
Discord says it is now automatically sorting accounts into age groups using signals like account age and server membership, rather than message content, meaning over 90% of users won't need to verify their age. Adult accounts see no change, while teen accounts (13-17) retain core features like messaging and voice calls but are blocked from age-restricted content and settings. Users who need to confirm their age can now do so via methods like credit cards, app store age-sharing, Google Wallet, or AgeKey, without submitting an ID or selfie.
discord.com
· 2026-09-22
A Nuxt project maintainer wrote a post explaining why he removed a Discord member who twice used a Nazi uniform as an avatar, rejecting claims that this was an inappropriate 'political' act for an open source community. He also criticized Ruby on Rails creator DHH, arguing that his views are being normalized partly because of his popular Omarchy Linux distribution.
roe.dev
· 2026-09-20
A tech explainer outlines the standard methods for closing Windows programs, from clicking the X button to using Alt+F4, and explains how some apps like Discord and Spotify minimize to the system tray instead of fully closing. It also covers alternative exit options like File > Quit menus and right-clicking tray icons, reserving true force-quitting for frozen, unresponsive applications.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-14
Fired UK Rockstar employees have told a Glasgow employment tribunal that HR director Charlie Kinloch received regular reports from a junior staffer embedded in a union organising Discord server starting February 2024. The claimants say roughly 26 meetings or exchanges occurred over 21 months, many initiated by Kinloch himself, well before Rockstar dismissed 34 workers in October 2025 for alleged 'gross misconduct' tied to that same server.
rockpapershotgun.com
· 2026-09-14
AYN announced via Discord that it will increase prices across all three configurations of its Odin 3 Android gaming handheld beginning September 1. The base 8GB/128GB model rises from $349 to $369, the 12GB/256GB Pro goes from $449 to $469, and the 16GB/512GB Max climbs from $499 to $529. This marks the third price increase for the device in 2025, following hikes in March and June.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-25
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