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@kaius.bsky.social

"Guys it's ok we'll only be stealing the personal info of minors"

Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)

Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults.

Hey folks –

I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news.

I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults.

And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.)

Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence.

Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details.

And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!

February 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM

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TimeGear (Comms Open!!)

@timegearlux.bsky.social

quick reminder that discord lied about not retaining the uploaded identification data and thousands of IDs were leaked in a data breach this past October.

this incident alone steered me away from ever following through with any age verification nonsense, let alone any other implications it has

The Verge @theverge.com · 20h

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Age verification for all.

buff.ly

February 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM

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🌟 PK 🍉

@pkvibyn.bsky.social

As a reminder! Got an Art Channel over on Telegram where you can get updates on Commission openings and when Adopts go live! As well as sneak peeks at upcoming works! Link to join ⬇️
t.me/PKArtNook

PK Art Nook

||NSFW 18+ Only!|| Heya!! PK here, I’ll be sharing art and other doodles here! This is also your main hub for Commission openings, Adopt sales and other announcements!

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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM

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Basty: yumedanshi era

@belovedbasty.bsky.social

Idk how to tell you that you should care for the people of your community, even if you're not close to them/they're not family
The rugged hyperindividualism of the US is a plague, please shed it and care deeply for others. Its the only way we can move forward.

February 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM

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O'Donnis

@howdypeepos.bsky.social

Dawn skin Guardian
#EldenRingNightreign

February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM

Klaus

@squirtle1208.bsky.social

Oh my god I just realized the reason I always struggle with East and West is because the Midwest is out East. Fuck me

February 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM

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Donryu

@donryu.bsky.social

Day 2 of sketch a thon is a go! Still got slots open and i'm workin hard!

February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM

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Basty: yumedanshi era

@belovedbasty.bsky.social

Hey so my pal @tipsy-taiga.bsky.social REALLY needs commission help, but he's mostly on twitter so if you guys could hit him up or spread the word, please help him out if you can!!

February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM

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Andres46820

@andres46820.bsky.social

I recently learned that when you click the link it only gives you the option to pay the full amount. Did not realised that and do not know how to change it so you can pay as much as you want, so if you’re willing to help send me a dm instead. Any help is appreciated.

Andres46820 @andres46820.bsky.social · 2d

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I don’t normally do this but I desperately need help to be able to pay this month’s rent on which is the 12th. I beg yall to please help me as I’m slowly running out of time. If you want something in return then I can arrange it as well if you want cause I really need help.

I requested £350.00 from you. Pay it by Feb 17.

py.pl

February 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM

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Brendel

@brendelbored.bsky.social

An opinion I pretty firmly hold is that everyone should make a song, paint a painting, act in something, and write a book even if all of those things end up being objectively terrible

February 8, 2026 at 5:41 AM

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O'Donnis

@howdypeepos.bsky.social

WE ARE LIVE! SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY! Got distracted by coooommissions!!! Come watch me play Dark Souls!!! twitch.tv/odonniss

odonniss - Twitch

THE RACCOON IS OUT AND HE IS PLAYING DARK SOULS 3

twitch.tv

February 8, 2026 at 1:11 AM

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Babanasaur

@babanasaur.bsky.social

One of the TOTK style pieces for Chalur!!

February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM

Klaus

@squirtle1208.bsky.social

DND went great today

February 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM

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Andres46820

@andres46820.bsky.social

py.pl/UQXtxdIzFeVA...

I don’t normally do this but I desperately need help to be able to pay this month’s rent on which is the 12th. I beg yall to please help me as I’m slowly running out of time. If you want something in return then I can arrange it as well if you want cause I really need help.

I requested £350.00 from you. Pay it by Feb 17.

py.pl

February 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM