Online age verification started as an effort to keep children away from harmful online content, and it's beginning to reshape ...

Discord will be rolling out age verification to all users. Here's how to complete the process. Credit: Valera Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Age verification is spreading on the ...

The messaging and social platform Discord announced on Monday that it will begin implementing age verification on its platform globally starting next month. The new process will set all user accounts ...

Discord has announced that, in March 2026, it will begin rolling out what it calls "teen-by-default settings" for everyone worldwide, requiring all users to complete an age verification process to ...

Company rejects claims that its age assurance technology shares biometric data with third parties and calls for external review.

OpenAI introduces age prediction in ChatGPT to protect teens online, applying content restrictions and parental controls while allowing adults full access through secure age verification. Artificial ...

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and anonymity on the internet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

WASHINGTON — Discord is pausing its plans to roll out enhanced teen safety features globally next month, including a new default experience designed to be age-appropriate for all users. The news comes ...

In California, a new law will require operating systems to ask for your age—and potentially verify it with your identity.