'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about
its new age verification checks and are now hunting for alternatives

Date:
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:56:40 +0000

Description:
Discord has announced that it's rolling out age verification checks globally from March, and the decision has sparked fury from many privacy-conscious users.

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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/what-a-great-way-to-kill-your-com munity-discord-users-are-furious-about-its-new-age-verification-checks-and-are -now-hunting-for-alternatives


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