Discord's Mandatory Age Verification - Revision history

Mr Pollo: need to put references next to sentences they verify

2026-03-06T15:53:43Z

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	[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a [[Discord / 5CA Data Breach\|data breach]] in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo		{{Cleanup}}
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	\|Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach.		\|Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach.
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			[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a [[Discord / 5CA Data Breach\|data breach]] in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.
	==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==		==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==
	On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into effect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But, according to Discord, most users will be unaffected because they do not access adult content.		On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into effect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But, according to Discord, most users will be unaffected because they do not access adult content.

ClippyWantsToHelp: Added info about facial scans, created a section about the partnership with Persona, added info on Background and in Consumer response

2026-02-28T00:41:29Z

Added info about facial scans, created a section about the partnership with Persona, added info on Background and in Consumer response

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	[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo		[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a [[Discord / 5CA Data Breach\|data breach]] in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo
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	====Video Selfie/ Facial Scan====		====Video Selfie/ Facial Scan====
			If the user doesn't want to submit their ID, they can send a video selfie instead. This requires the user to record their face to estimate their age.

			==Partnership with Persona==
			Discord had a partnership with [[Persona]], which Discord then claimed it was only as "experimental".


	==Background==		==Background==
	~~{{Ph~~-~~I-B}}~~		Discord is a messenger application that is known for several incidents, such as its poor moderation, their poor practices to mantain users' privacy and their history as a tool used for predators to contact minors. In order to comply with the [[Online Safety Act]], Discord rolled an update requiring users to age verify in the UK. Some weeks after this update, it was revealed a third-party service used by Discord suffered a data breach, exposing 70,000 IDs.


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	==Consumer response==		==Consumer response==
	~~{{Ph~~-~~I-ConR}}~~		The announcement of global age verification was received with mostly negative comments, causing outrage amongst Discord users. Many privacy and surveillance concerns emerged, specially with the previous 5CA data break that leaked 70,000 IDs. Several users cancelled their Nitro subscription as a form of protest, and some deleted their account and migtrated to other messaging and video-calling applications like TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer or Matrix.

			This outrage made Discord to post days later an announcement and more information about the age verification concerns, but most users didn't trust Discord's words. Discord also announced they are going to delay the global update.

SinexTitan: Discord causes discord

2026-02-27T23:28:59Z

Discord causes discord

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	Discord is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo		[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo
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	{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-12 \|title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Effecting Change \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223041504/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}		{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-12 \|title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Effecting Change \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223041504/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-12 \|title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Effecting Change}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}		{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-12 \|title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Effecting Change \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223041504/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}
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Kittykatmeow: /* Age Inference Model */

2026-02-19T23:10:22Z

Age Inference Model

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	==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==		==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==
	On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into ~~affect~~ early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But according to ~~discord~~ most users will be unaffected ~~and will not have to upload a face scan or an ID~~ because they ~~will be automatically verified with Discord's age inference model~~.		On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into effect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But, according to Discord, most users will be unaffected because they do not access adult content.

	Individuals who are not age verified will:		Individuals who are not age verified will:

	* Be unable to unblur images.		*Be unable to unblur images.
	* Be unable to use age-restricted, servers, channels, and app commands.		*Be unable to use age-restricted servers, channels, and app commands.
	* Not be allowed to speak on stages in servers.		*Not be allowed to speak on stages in servers.
	* Have their message request inbox altered, sending requests from those they may not know to a separate inbox.		*Have their message request inbox altered, sending requests from those they may not know to a separate inbox.
	* Have warning prompts appear when receiving friend requests from users they may not know.		*Have warning prompts appear when receiving friend requests from users they may not know.

	===Methods Of Verification===		===Methods Of Verification===
	Currently there are three methods ~~discord~~ will use to determine the age of the user; video selfies, ID verification, and its new age inference model. Discord claims to want to add more methods of verification in the future to make age verification easier.		Currently, there are three methods Discord will use to determine the age of the user: video selfies, ID verification, and its new age inference model. Accounts attempting or currently accessing NSFW content on Discord will automatically have their age estimated by the age inference model. If the assessment is unsure, then you will have to upload a government ID or facial scan to prove you are an adult and access restricted content. Discord claims to want to add more methods of verification in the future to make age verification easier.

	====Age Inference Model====		====Age Inference Model====
			Discord developed its own machine learning system to predict what age group a user falls into. It uses user information like account age, user behavior, and activity to estimate the age of the user. Although Discord hasn't said exactly what information they are using, they have explicitly stated they do not use private messages to determine your age.

	====ID Verification====		====ID Verification====
	~~As expected~~		Discord may require the user to upload a government-issued ID in order to verify their age. Discord claims that once the photo is submitted, Discord only gets your age information, and the photo is deleted. <ref name=":0" />

	====Video Selfie====		====Video Selfie/ Facial Scan====

	==Background==		==Background==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}		{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-12 \|title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Effecting Change}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}
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Kittykatmeow: Started work on the first section

2026-02-19T22:21:29Z

Started work on the first section

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	==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==		==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==
	On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" />		On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into affect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But according to discord most users will be unaffected and will not have to upload a face scan or an ID because they will be automatically verified with Discord's age inference model.

	~~=== Methods Of Verification ===~~		Individuals who are not age verified will:
	~~Currently there~~ are ~~three methods discord~~ will ~~use to determine the age of the user; video selfies, ID verification, and its new age inference model.~~

	~~==== Age Inference Model ====~~		* Be unable to unblur images.
			* Be unable to use age-restricted, servers, channels, and app commands.
			* Not be allowed to speak on stages in servers.
			* Have their message request inbox altered, sending requests from those they may not know to a separate inbox.
			* Have warning prompts appear when receiving friend requests from users they may not know.

	===~~= ID~~ Verification ====		===Methods Of Verification===
			Currently there are three methods discord will use to determine the age of the user; video selfies, ID verification, and its new age inference model. Discord claims to want to add more methods of verification in the future to make age verification easier.

	==== Video Selfie ====		====Age Inference Model====

			====ID Verification====
			As expected

			====Video Selfie====

	==Background==		==Background==

Kittykatmeow at 19:44, 19 February 2026

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	{{IncidentCargo		Discord is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo
	\|Company=Discord		\|Company=Discord
	\|StartDate=2026-02-09		\|StartDate=2026-02-09
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	\|Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach.		\|Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach.
	}}		}}
	~~{{Ph~~-I-~~Int}}~~		==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy==
			On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" />

	== ~~Discord's Teen-by-default~~ age verification ~~policy~~ ==		=== Methods Of Verification ===
	~~On February 9th, 2026 Discord announced their Teen-by-default policy that will be launched globally~~		Currently there are three methods discord will use to determine the age of the user; video selfies, ID verification, and its new age inference model.

			==== Age Inference Model ====

			==== ID Verification ====

			==== Video Selfie ====

	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Ph-I-B}}		{{Ph-I-B}}


	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==
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	===Discord's response===		===Discord's response===
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web ~~\|last=Discord~~ \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}		{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|archive-date=2026-02-09 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-10-03 \|title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service \|archive-date=2025-10-03 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}
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			== Discord's Teen-by-default age verification policy ==
			On February 9th, 2026 Discord announced their Teen-by-default policy that will be launched globally

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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bonifield \|first=Stevie \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month \|url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Discord \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally \|url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-19 \|website=Discord}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}}

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