Discord, the instant messaging app, is about to require you to submit either a government-issued photo ID or a facial scan to continue using the platform. If...

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/videos/p/1767715/delete-your-discord-account

I hadn’t heard of this YouTuber until now, but he went into some good depth on what’s going on with Discord with the age verification rollout news.

He covers:

  • Discord’s previous data breach where government IDs were stolen
  • Other companies with age verification and similar promises yet have had customer data stolen.
  • Discord’s preparation to go public with an IPO.
  • How Discord’s co-founder stepped aside in 2025 and a former vice-chairman of Activision/Blizzard took over as CEO.

Edit: formatting

  • Irvine Fantasy No@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    This is a good point.

    Easy for me to ditch Discord when I have other means in use and am already a virtual hermit, anyway. But not everyone is me.