Discord's stylized name and logo in white, against a sky blue background. Discord is pushing back plans to start verifying the age of all users in March after weeks of user ire. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, ...

Two weeks after introducing plans for a global age verification system, Discord is delaying its rollout to later this year to make changes to how it will work. The move comes after user backlash, with ...

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Earlier this month, Discord stepped on a proverbial rake by suddenly announcing plans for global age verification rollout on its platform, sparking outrage as critics looked back at its leak of user ...

After constant pushback from its users, popular chat platform Discord is pulling back on plans to introduce a "global age assurance" process, admitting in a statement that the company "failed at our ...

Discord announced Tuesday that it will delay the implementation of previously announced, but controversially received, age verification measures. In a Tuesday blog post, Discord CTO and co-founder ...

In a lengthy blog post from its CTO and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord announced it will delay and refine changes to the way the company handles content and communications for younger users ...

Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from ...

Discord has postponed its age verification rollout to the second half of 2026. Two weeks ago, social and gaming platform Discord announced plans to introduce widespread age verification for users–a ...

Discord is delaying its age verification rollout after significant backlash from users over privacy fears. While it still plans to implement mandatory age checks for all its users, the popular voice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Discord is hitting pause on its plan to verify the age of all users after facing weeks of intense criticism from its community.