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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month (www.theverge.com)

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[-] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

However, some users may not have to go through either form of age verification. Discord is also rolling out an age inference model that analyzes metadata like the types of games a user plays, their activity on Discord, and behavioral signals like signs of working hours or the amount of time they spend on Discord.>

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

that's probably not much better though. nothing good will come from discord scanning and judging everything we say on it.

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026

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