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Who exactly was required to submit age verification photos? Just US citizens?
UK ones too.
Just the UK, as far as I'm able to find. Some US users have to verify by clicking the box, but I do not believe they've been en-masse required to upload ID or use the UK's facial recognition nonsense.
From the discord age verification FAQ:
So I guess it was only UK ones. For some reason I thought they were asking pictures in the US too.
You might be confusing it with how several states have attempted to implement identity verification for access to porn sites (which has so far avoided a similar scandal to this one by virtue of rampant, contemptuous noncompliance on the part of the porn sites)
Besides some countries, people that had their account flagged as possible underage also need to verify themselves.
I know a French guy that joked about being 12 in a chat, got reported by a troll that got his account locked, and had to send his ID to unlock it.