Discord is delaying its global age verification rollout
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Discord has postponed its global age verification rollout from next month to the second half of 2026, citing confusion over the process and plans to add more verification options.
Discord won't roll out age verification globally on its platform next month as previously announced, and says in a blog post that it's delaying the launch until the second half of 2026. "The way this landed, many of you walked away thinking we're requiring face scans and ID uploads from everyone just to use Discord. That's not what's happening, but the fact that so many people believe it tells us we failed at our most basic job: clearly explaining what we're doing and why," writes Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy.
Discord says that before it rolls out age verification globally, it will add more options for users to verify their age (includ …