Discord launches controversial age-verification system "using the most privacy-preserving approach we could build" months after first delay

Months after pushing plans to implement age verification, Discord is introducing a new system to check how old you are, this ...
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Discord drama delays age verification debut until the second half of 2026

Discord is delaying age verification checks for a little while after its plan inspired a lot of hand-wringing among the community. But it's not backing down. … Discord cofounder and CTO Stanislav ...
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Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry

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 ...
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Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are

Discord co-founder and CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy wants you to know he thinks a lot about enshittification. With reports of an upcoming IPO and the news of his co-founder, Jason Citron, recently ...
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Discord exists thanks to its founder’s abiding love for FFXI, Square Enix’s first MMO game

If you ever wondered where Discord came from, you have an answer now, and FFXI, Square Enix’s first MMO, is at the center of it. Discord co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy made the comments in a ...