Discord age verification

[firecat]

I guess Discord is going to start requiring users to prove they are over a certain age if they want to access certain content.

I mainly use Discord to keep connected to fanfic fandom, most of which has certain content. And I definitely am not going to upload my ID.

Does this affect you? If so, what are you going to do when it goes into effect?

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[shanaqui]

Technically, age verification is already in effect for me since I'm in the UK and it hasn't changed a single thing for me so far. I've posted NSFW stuff, chatted as normal, etc etc. I haven't verified. Then again, my wife also refused to verify, and can't see any NSFW images e.g. when I link to fanart. So they're being inconsistent and annoying already and I can't see it getting better when they roll it out to everyone.

Allegedly, some people won't have to verify because Discord is analysing all your posts and guessing your age from it. I'm probably going to try to move personal stuff (the server my wife and I share) to Stoat or similar (assuming they ever get their acts together to be able to send emails like verification emails and password resets promptly) and just use Discord for stuff other people won't move off there (like my free company in FFXIV and stuff like that).

I cancelled my Nitro subscription and am really hoping they back down, though probably gonna move personal stuff to Stoat anyway as the trust's definitely broken.

[firecat]

I didn’t know age verification was already in place in some areas. I’m glad to know there’s an alternative.