PC Gamer

Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it ...

Today saw the full introduction of the requirements outlined in the Online Safety Act in the UK, requiring "robust" age checks for users to access adult content online. People have already managed to ...
PC Gamer

Discord says 70,000 age-verification ID photos may have been leaked in recent security breach that also includes names, usernames, emails, credit cards, and IP addresses

I just died of not-surprise. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a development that will come as no surprise to critics of ...
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Gamers are getting around Discord's new UK age verification tools by using Death Stranding's photo mode – yes, you read that right

The UK's Online Safety Act has introduced age verification tools across multiple platforms It prevents users from accessing potentially 18+ rated content It's left multiple gamers and Discord users ...
CNET

Discord Security Breach Exposed Government ID Photos of 70,000 Users

A third-party service provider was compromised, and information from people who had communicated with Discord's customer support and trust and safety teams was exposed. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer ...
Comicbook.com

Discord Adds Age Verification, but Users Are Beating It With Death Stranding 2

Discord users in the United Kingdom are facing new age verification standards when using the app. However, it did not take long for users to find a way around this, and the method is surprising. Hideo ...
ZDNet

70,000 government IDs were exposed in a Discord breach - could yours be next?

A third-party service for customer support was hit. About 70,000 users may have had government ID photos accessed. The incident highlights the challenges of state-imposed age verification. Discord has ...
Computerworld

Major Discord hack exposes the real risks of digital ID

The online speculation is that millions of government ID data items might have been stolen in an attack against an identity verification service used by Discord. Discord says it has “identified ...
GameSpot

Discord's New Age Verification Requires ID Or Face Scans For Some Users

Discord is experimenting with a new age-verification policy that would require users to prove their age to see material Discord considers harmful. The verification process is currently undergoing ...
HotHardware

Forget VPNs, Death Stranding's Photo Mode Defeats Age Verification On Reddit And Discord

The Online Safety Act is now in effect in the United Kingdom, which requires that sites and services must verify a user’s age if they host any adult content. Naturally, this has led many users to ...
Wired

Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

In July, Siyan, a UK-based Discord user, logged on one morning and found himself unable to access some of his text chats marked NSFW. The channel, a popup informed him, was now age-restricted. The ...
The Verge

Discord is verifying some users’ age with ID and facial scans

The feature is described as an ‘experiment’ that’s taking place in Australia and the UK. The feature is described as an ‘experiment’ that’s taking place in Australia and the UK. is a news writer ...