In a new statement, Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy clarifies that 90% of global users will be able to continue to use Discord as they always have. The Discord users who will need to authenticate ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...

Earlier this month, Discord said it would be enacting an age verification policy. The platform faced some initial concerns from users about turning over their IDs and personal information, ...

If you are one of the many Discord users looking to move to a different platform, you might want to join fellow ex-Discord users and sign up on TeamSpeak. With the news of Discord’s new age check ...

UK Discord users have raised concerns about the company's new age verification processes, claiming that while it had originally promised that "video selfies submitted for facial age estimation will ...

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A popular messaging app used in online gaming is rolling out a new policy requiring users to verify their ages or face account restrictions as the company tries to address growing concerns about ...

Microsoft is adding a lobby check so you can identify and block third-party bots before they scrape your data.

Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from ...

Voice chat app TeamSpeak is rushing to expand its server capacity after new age verification rules sparked a mass exodus from Discord. Previously the most popular gaming-focused chat program, Discord ...

Discord is pushing back plans to start verifying the age of all users in March after weeks of user ire. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord's co-founder and chief technology officer, said a planned global ...