Discussion

• @discord @discord on x

  Getting Global Age Assurance Right: What We Got Wrong and What's Changing. Read the update: https://discord.com/...

• @notodigitalid @notodigitalid on x

  Discord still intends to collect private data

• @mapleprism Maple on x

  Translation: We got caught. We lied to you about getting caught. We got caught again. We tried to distance ourself from one problematic company for another problematic company. We got caught doing that too. We're going to try again in 6 months and hope none of you notice.

• @vara_dark @vara_dark on x

  “Here's everything we've already said, just in another post so you think we're taking your concerns seriously.” 🤣 Delaying doesn't solve the core issue people have.

• @rickcsong Rick Song on x

  We understand Discord is proceeding with age verification without Persona, but some of the implications in this blog post about the capabilities & features of our platform are patently false. I'm fine if they don't want to use us. I'm not okay with them publicly saying untrue [im…

• @usa_polling @usa_polling on x

  They're only postponing the age verification to the second half of 2026 They didn't fucking learn their lesson at all

• @omarsbigsister Alpha on x

  The “safeguards” that you claim are to protect kids are forcing minors to upload their IDs online to access being able to talk to their friends. It will 100% get leaked. There is also nothing protecting Discord from being forced to hand over this data to law enforcement i.e. ICE.…

• @splitmaude @splitmaude on x

  Public demand still works I'm telling you

• @therealjchubby @therealjchubby on x

  Gamers, we did it.

• @thestefansmith Stefan Smith on x

  Woke is back; the companies are retreating.

• @pettylupone Renee on x

  Keep putting pressure on these companies, y'all. They'll continue to find new ways around our outrage regardless, but we have to speak out every time.

• @livebeef @livebeef on x

  No @discord, you cannot establish trust for such an untrustworthy action when you refuse to be candid about why you're mandating age verification where it isn't legally necessary You are dishonest with your claim of “verifying age but not identity”. https://discord.com/...

• @autismcapital @autismcapital on x

  There is a key takeaway from Discord's “Please don't be mad at us” press release: The UK, Australia, Brazil, Europe, and *multiple* US states are pressuring Discord into mandatory ID verification.  Their hand is forced.  In some cases like the UK and Australia, they don't even ha…

• @azeharad @azeharad on x

  “We fucked up and received a ton of backlash for it. We are going to ignore this and push it out later when people are not so focused on it.” - Discord

• @sparquah @sparquah on x

  How about you just don't. And stop your partnership with the fucking global surveillance pantopticon.

• @ohnoitsalexx @ohnoitsalexx on x

  Literally doubling down...insane

• @f4micom @f4micom on x

  they could smell impending death ig, backlash works, but until they completely drop this shit i am not trusting them lol

• @discordpreviews @discordpreviews on x

  Discord has just announced their updated plans on how they will handle age assurance/verification: [image]

• @ozpardo1 @ozpardo1 on x

  anyone else thinks “Credit Card Verification” is even scarier than “ID Verification”? or is it just me... [image]

• @valourapp @valourapp on x

  You got everything wrong. The fact that you are still moving forward with any of it and are not using your billions in VC funding to legally fight for the privacy of your users is evidence that all you care about is getting that sweet valuable facial recognition data.

• @deephumor @deephumor on x

  Don't delay your global ID age verification, CANCEL it.

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on x

  We need to stop using industry-friendly PR terms like “age verification” and call it what it is: Digital ID [video]

• @shitpostrock @shitpostrock on x

  TL;DR: They are STILL rolling out the verification except in the second half of 2026 instead, but still moving forward with age checks. They plan to expand verification (including credit cards), keep using vendors (with new rules) and add more tracking and data collection [image]

• @loamyvt @loamyvt on x

  So you're rolling back because you got caught. Your sole objective is to harvest user data to feed to an Ai. You're not getting my ID. Get fucked. You lost most of us as customers for this stunt. You then tried to damage control. The backlash that ensued woke a sleeping giant

• @grummz @grummz on x

  Discord caves on age verification?  Not really.  What's happening: - UK/Australia age verification already live, Brazil soon - Global rollout delayed six months.  - Dropped Persona vendor, adding credit card as verification option - Face scans must now be on-device only (implies …

• @tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky

  Discord is delaying its global age verification rollout.  “The way this landed, many of you walked away thinking we're requiring face scans and ID uploads from everyone just to use Discord.” www.theverge.com/policy/88385...

• @lunazera Alice Lunazera on bluesky

  Discord has finally responded to all of the uproar.  —  A lot of people are focusing on that them ending partnership with Persona.  That was a small victory, but not enough for me.  This response is better.  —  They're delaying rollout, and promising more transparency.  —  discor…

• @mikestabile Mike Stabile on bluesky

  Discord delays age-verification roll out after backlash, releases new policy saying it will NOT partner with any vendor that doesn't perform the verification entirely “on device” — meaning biometrics are not shared.  👏👏👏  —  Persona, which did not meet that standard, has been dum…

• r/TwoBestFriendsPlay r on reddit

  Discord delaying age verification until second half of year, apologizes and promises transparency