Discord, the chat app of choice for countless PC gamers, is soon to bring back a controversial policy, according to new reports. A popular instant messaging app, Discord offers voice, video, and text chat to users worldwide. Although it's primarily associated with the PC platform, in recent years, Discord has launched both Xbox and PlayStation 5 integration, expanding its offerings in the gaming space.
Even outside of gaming, Discord has become a popular tool for staying in touch with friends and connecting with fan communities, with the company itself estimating over 200 million users across 19 million servers. Certain things may change soon, though, for those millions of users as Discord eyes a return to age verification.
Per a report from Gadget Review, Discord is set to continue the rollout of its global age verification policy in the second half of 2026. In other words, many users will have to prove that they're over 18 years old by uploading government ID or subjecting themselves to a credit card check in order to access adult content, servers, speaking in Stage channels, or their message request settings.
Discord began to roll out age verification requirements last year, beginning in Australia and the...
