The Discord platform has announced a change in its approach to user age verification following a wave of criticism that arose from the company’s previous statement. According to that statement, starting in March, users would be required to verify their age using official documents or video selfies.
This is reported by Finway
New Age Verification Details
The community’s reaction was so negative that Discord’s management decided to revise the planned procedure. In its new clarification, the platform emphasized: most adult users will not need to undergo separate verification. Existing data in the system will be sufficient to determine age, which will be analyzed using specialized predictive algorithms.
The system can highly accurately determine whether a user is an adult without the need for additional documents.
Who Will Still Require Verification
Additional verification will only be required from users whose accounts raise suspicions about their stated age. In such cases, Discord may request a document or ask the user to undergo an alternative age verification procedure. The company assures that it collaborates exclusively with verified partners to ensure privacy during verification.
The changes are being implemented to comply with age restrictions for various platform features, protect underage users, and meet regulatory requirements in many countries. Discord emphasizes that it aims to minimize the number of situations where users need to submit documents for age verification.
Ultimately, the service has abandoned the idea of mass mandatory age verification. Most adult users will be able to use Discord as before, without additional procedures, and manual verification will only be applied in exceptional cases where community safety or legislation requires it.