Discord admits mistake, postpones age verification

Discord’s original plan was to begin age verification as early as March, but in light of the controversy, the company is now postponing the rollout of age verification to the second half of 2026, per ...

Discord delays its age verification, admits it knew the rollout was "going to be controversial" and that it "failed at its most basic job"

After mounting pressure and a potential user exodus, Discord's CTO has delayed the chat app's age verification plans to later ...

Discord delays global rollout of age verification after backlash

The company added that 90% of users won’t need to verify their age and will be able to keep using Discord as usual.
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Reddit and Discord are both in trouble over controversial age verification service

Both Reddit and Discord have got themselves into trouble over the use of a controversial third-party age verification service.

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found tied to U.S. surveillance efforts

Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a ...