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Discord, a social platform popular in the gaming community, announced Monday it is rolling out new age assurance technology that will require users to submit a video selfie or another form of ...

Discord is rolling out a global teen-by-default experience with enhanced safety settings and age-appropriate protections. Beginning in early March, some users may need to verify their age to access ...

Following an October 2025 data leak that exposed around 70,000 users’ government-ID photos exposed, Discord announced it will require users to share a government ID or video selfie to remove ...

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are abandoning public Discord servers, arguing that the platform has become more of a liability than a community hub. The shift drew attention on Wednesday after ...

US prosecutors charged a Canadian citizen with orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently raised more than $42 million, targeting individuals on chat app Discord Inc. while claiming to invest in ...

Discord has launched its own annual user recap called Discord Checkpoint, similar to Spotify Wrapped. The feature summarizes a user's 2025 activity, including messages sent, time in voice chat, and ...

Rolling out from Dec. 4, Discord Checkpoint is the voice messaging app's first ever year-in-review feature. Discord hasn't committed to making this an annual event going forward, stating that ...