The Verge•Feb 24
Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet
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. “For most adults, age verification won’t be required, as Discord’s age inference model uses account information such as account tenure, device and activity data, and aggregated, high-level patterns across Discord communities. But a last-minute court ruling offered a reprieve from one high-profile state law: Texas’ App Store-based age verification rule.
