When a group of researchers at Northeastern University's Bau Lab began toying with a new kind of autonomous artificial intelligence "agent," it was supposed to be a fun weekend experiment. Instead, ...

The popular online messaging platform Discord is facing backlash after announcing that it will make a key policy change in the name of security next month. Starting in early March, the platform will ...

Social media platform Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it will begin implementing global age verification starting in March. The company said in a news release that the phased rollout will require ...

Discord has committed to a global rollout of "teen-by-default" settings. That means users who change some specific settings or attempt to access age-restricted content on the platform, may be prompted ...

What just happened? Discord's global rollout of mandatory age verification is forcing millions of users to reconsider a chat service long treated as the backbone of online gaming and community ...

Unsurprisingly, Discord's "teen-by-default" settings and ID verification announcement isn't going over well with its user base. On Monday, the messaging platform announced it will require all adult ...

PCWorld reports that Discord’s new age verification policy requires users to submit video selfies or ID documents, treating unverified accounts as teens. Searches for “delete Discord” have doubled ...

When Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it would soon introduce mandatory age verification for all users, there was immediate, bombastic pushback from the community. But it's happening regardless, ...

Want to use Discord from next month? You’ll have to hand over a photo of your ID or a scan of your face to verify you’re of age. It’s part of a new process introduced by the chat app aimed at ensuring ...

Discord, a social media app popular with video gamers, will now require all of its 200 million worldwide users to prove their age. In a blog post on Monday, the start-up said it would make all ...

Discord's plan to require face scans or ID verification is capitulation to overbearing legislation that's still far from universal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...