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== Background == | == Background == | ||
In 2023, the UK government passed the [[UK Online Safety Act|Online Safety Act]]. In 2025, the Online Safety Act was amended to require platforms to verify the age of its users when they try to access content considered harmful to children.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2025 |title=Online Safety Act: explainer |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer |website=Gov.uk}}</ref> | In 2023, the UK government passed the [[UK Online Safety Act|Online Safety Act]]. In 2025, the Online Safety Act was amended to require platforms to verify the age of its users when they try to access content considered harmful to children.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2025 |title=Online Safety Act: explainer |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer |website=Gov.uk |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260212093923/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer |archive-date=12 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
Discord implemented age verification in 2025. A user could verify their age using face scanning or by uploading a picture of their government-issued ID. If the face scan does not correctly determine the user's age as old enough, using their ID becomes the only option to confirm their age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman-Jones1 Vallance2 |first=Imran1 Chris2 |date=2025-04-17 |title=Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230081436/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo |archive-date=2025-12-30 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=BBC}}</ref> | Discord implemented age verification in 2025. A user could verify their age using face scanning or by uploading a picture of their government-issued ID. If the face scan does not correctly determine the user's age as old enough, using their ID becomes the only option to confirm their age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman-Jones1 Vallance2 |first=Imran1 Chris2 |date=2025-04-17 |title=Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230081436/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr75wypg0vo |archive-date=2025-12-30 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=BBC}}</ref> | ||