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|Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach. | |Description=Discord's Feb 2026 teen-by-default policy: restricted by default. Forced Face/ID verification sparks privacy & consumer rights concerns after 2025 breach. | ||
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[[Discord]] is moving forward with mandatory age verification for many users. This decision comes on the heels of a [[Discord / 5CA Data Breach|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. | |||
==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy== | ==Discord's Teen-By-Default Age Verification Policy== | ||
On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into effect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But, according to Discord, most users will be unaffected because they do not access adult content. | On February 9, 2026, Discord announced its "teen-by-default" policy, which will be launched globally. All new and existing users worldwide will have a teen-appropriate experience by default unless and until Discord determines you are over the age of 18. This feature restricts access to age-gated servers, channels, bot commands, and "select message requests."<ref name=":0" /> The feature will start to go into effect early March, meaning all new and existing accounts will have to undergo the age verification process to see adult content. But, according to Discord, most users will be unaffected because they do not access adult content. | ||