Earlier this week, Discord announced plans to officially roll out age-verification protocols starting in March. Ostensibly, this is meant to protect younger users from inappropriate content or predatory individuals. Now, Discord has issued further clarifications about the new guidelines while attempting to convince most of its users that they won’t be greatly affected by the changes.
In a lengthy message posted to X, Discord states that the “vast majority of people can continue using Discord exactly as they do today, without ever being asked to confirm their age.” According to the company, it can confirm the age of its adult users “using information we already have.” Users will only need to prove they are an adult to reach age-restricted servers and channels, or to change the safety settings on their account.
We’ve seen some questions about our age assurance update and we want to share more clarity. We know how important these changes are to our community.
Here’s what we want you to know:
‣‣‣ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗮… https://t.co/IdjRn06c5A— Discord (@discord) February 10, 2026
Discord also shared assurances that facial scans remain on users’ devices, rather than on Discord’s servers. The company states that IDs will only be used to verify age before being deleted, and promises that “your identity is never associated with your account.”
