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Discord is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo | [[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a data breach in October 2025, which exposed the personal and sensitive information of over 70,000 users. The timing of these changes has raised concerns about user privacy, data security, and the anonymity of being online, which is slowly disappearing.{{IncidentCargo | ||
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{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonifield |first=Stevie |date=2026-02-09 |title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month |url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out |archive-date=2026-02-12 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally |archive-date=2026-02-09 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-03 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Effecting Change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223041504/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}} | {{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bonifield |first=Stevie |date=2026-02-09 |title=Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month |url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212034635/https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out |archive-date=2026-02-12 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2026-02-09 |title=Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209203258/https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally |archive-date=2026-02-09 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-03 |title=Update on a Security Incident Involving Third-Party Customer Service |url=https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003231234/https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service |archive-date=2025-10-03 |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-12 |title=Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=Effecting Change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223041504/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>{{Ph-I-C}} | ||
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