🔒Discord Rolls Out Age Verification for 90% of Users
Discord's New Age-Verification System: Privacy or Intrusion?
TL;DR
Discord is rolling out an age-verification system that will affect 90% of users. The system uses account behavior to estimate age and offers multiple verification options, including credit card info and k-ID's AgeKey service.
Discord is rolling out an age-verification system that will affect 90% of users. The system uses account behavior to estimate age and offers multiple verification options, including credit card info and k-ID's AgeKey service. This change is aimed at ensuring users comply with age restrictions on age-restricted content, but it's raising privacy concerns. Discord estimates that only 10% of users will need to verify their age, and the process will be handled by vendors like k-ID without sharing personal data with Discord.
Key Points
Discord's age-verification system uses account behavior to estimate age, affecting 90% of users.
Users in the 13-17 age group or 'unconfirmed' can prove their age through credit card info or k-ID's AgeKey service.
Discord will not receive users' names, credit card information, ID, or face scans during the verification process.
The system is expected to reach all user accounts globally within a few days.
Discord's age-group estimation model examines account behavior but does not look at users' messages, calls, or other content.
Why It Matters
Discord's new age-verification system affects 90% of users by estimating age based on account behavior. Users in the 13-17 age group or 'unconfirmed' can prove their age through credit card info or k-ID's AgeKey service. This change raises privacy concerns, as many users are wary of age verification requirements.
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