The Latest Breaking News from Discord

Discord Defends Age Verification System, Says Facial Scans Stay On-Device

Discord is doubling down on its controversial new system.

Operation Sports · Feb 11

Someone has already made a free in-browser 3D model to bypass Discord age verification that 'works on any potato computer'

That's one way to get around it.

PC Gamer · Feb 11

The cost of protecting kids online

Efforts to protect children’s mental health online raise unresolved data privacy concerns

Salon · Feb 11

Discord, we all know this isn't really about 'creating a safer community', so I'm done with your app — but I'm not sure where to go next

Discord, you’re forcing me to leave after 8 happy years — but these alternatives really need to step up their game.

TechRadar · Feb 11

"Discord alternatives" searches jump 10,000% overnight as the gaming platform introduces global age verification — Is a total collapse imminent?

Searches for "Discord alternatives" jumped by 10,000% following the company's announcement of planned global age verification, and Stoat seems to be the top option.

Windows Central · Feb 10

'This case is about two of the richest corporations who have engineered addiction in children’s brains' — lawsuit against Meta and YouTube could decide the fate of social media

As one lawyer labels social media platforms “digital casinos” that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim.

TechRadar · Feb 10

Discord's new age verification rules got you down? Allow me to suggest an alternative: Internet Relay Chat

Launched in 1988, IRC was created by and for computer nerds, and it won't hold your hand but it also doesn't want to see your face.

PC Gamer · Feb 10

Discord is right — the only way to protect kids is to assume everyone is a kid

Discord wants everyone to upload face scans or ID cards to verify their age. Two things can be true: this is the only solution, and I'm never doing it.

Android Central · Feb 10

How to cancel Discord Nitro in the wake of its deeply concerning age verification policy announcement

Discord plans a 'phased global rollout' of its age verification policy — here's how you can cancel your Nitro subscription in the wake of this announcement.

TechRadar · Feb 10

Discord will roll out age verification next month. Here’s how it will work

The popular chatroom app will treat all users as teens until proven otherwise amid a global crackdown on young people’s internet use

The Independent UK · Feb 9