Discord Pumps the Brakes on Global Age Verification
Discord delays its worldwide age verification rollout from next month to the second half of the year.
Discord just hit pause on its plans to roll out age verification worldwide. The feature was supposed to go global next month, but that's not happening anymore.
Instead, the company is pushing the timeline back to H2. The reason? Discord wants to add more verification options before flipping the switch everywhere. The delay also gives the company time to build in vendor transparency and other unspecified changes.
It's a notable retreat from what seemed like a firm commitment. Age verification has become a hot-button issue across social platforms, and Discord apparently decided rushing it out the door wasn't the move.
No word yet on exactly which new verification methods are coming or which vendors will be involved. For now, the global expansion sits in a holding pattern while Discord figures out the details.