After user protests: Discord distances itself from age verification partner

The social media platform explains that a "limited test" by Persona in the UK for age verification has ended. Users had complained.
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Persona pushes back against fears its age assurance tech isn’t secure

The increased prevalence of age checks to access certain online services has brought increased scrutiny to the age assurance ...

'There's simply too many people' on an alternative platform, as Discord's age verification scares users away

Discord users are so keen to escape age verification plans that they're in danger of suffocating alternative platforms.
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Discord age verification: How it works, when it happens

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...