On Discord's end, the company promises that its "age assurance" approaches will protect user privacy, saying that video selfies, which AI will use to estimate a user's age, will never leave their device, and that any identity documents users submit will be deleted immediately after their age is confirmed.

Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading government IDs. According to Discord, it’s relying on AI technology that verifies age on the user’s device,

Discord announces a significant change that will affect all its users across the globe starting in March, and states the reasons behind its decision.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Starting in early March, Discord users will be required to verify their age as the company aims to enhance age-appropriate protections. All users will be assigned new default settings that are age-appropriate,