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Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults.

Users who aren’t verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won’t be able to speak in Discord’s livestream-like “stage” channels, and will see content filters for any content Discord detects as graphic or sensitive. They will also get warning prompts for friend requests from potentially unfamiliar users, and DMs from unfamiliar users will be automatically filtered into a separate inbox.

Direct messages and servers that are not age-restricted will continue to function normally, but users won’t be able to send messages or view content in an age-restricted server until they complete the age check process, even if it’s a server they were part of before age verification rolled out. Savannah Badalich, Discord’s global head of product policy, said in an interview with The Verge that those servers will be “obfuscated” with a black screen until the user verifies they’re an adult. Users also won’t be able to join any new age-restricted servers without verifying their age.

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Its been over five years since I have logged into discord. Its shit.

[–] IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

What the fuck

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I got banned for being underage, and had to prove my identity.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How did you have to prove your id? It was wrong on you being underage?

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[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Globally? Have they read GDPR?

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[–] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

Guess it's time for me to make a Stoat account once I get in my computer.

[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I use the audio rooms feature with some friends quite a lot, where anyone can join and leave. Don’t know the official name. What’s an alternative for that? Will stoat work?

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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Guess I'll see how disruptive it is, and if it's too much, switch platforms.

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