Discord will age-lock your account next month and you'll have to submit an ID or accept a face scan to unlock it – you know, 4 months after suffering a third-party data breach

Death Stranding 2.

After softer, region-specific rollouts, Discord has now announced global child protection settings that will default all users to an age-locked "teen-by-default" status pending age verification via ID or selfie age estimation. Teen-by-default settings will hit "all new and existing users worldwide" in March 2026, starting with "a phased global rollout."

Discord announced the change today, echoing a rise in age-based online protections purportedly aimed at child safety.