Internet Access - Digital ID Coming

[GURPS]

I know for most of you, you don't give a shite you are NOT using Discord ...
however Discord 1st, then ? Facebook, Twix, Instagram, TikTok ?
MANDATORY Digital ID is coming, anonymity is GOING AWAY

Either EVERY Site will have their own or collection companies will spawn
- South Korea you have a digital ID and you generate an ' access ' code like 2FA when you set up a social media account

Something like REAL ID or ID ME for Gov Website Access ...


Discord made this move in the past few days
- Asmond says its ' people ' demanding
- I think this is coming from European moves for Digital ID

using the excuse of ' protecting children from harm '


Discord recently announced (February 2026) a global rollout of "teen-by-default" settings to improve safety for younger users, starting in phases from early March 2026. This applies to all new and existing accounts worldwide.

Key Changes: Teen-by-Default Restrictions​

By default, every account will get a "teen-appropriate" experience with stricter safety features enabled. These can't be fully disabled or customized unless you're confirmed as an adult (18+). The main restrictions include:

• Sensitive content blurred — Images/videos with mature sexual or graphic themes are automatically blurred (text, voice, and calls are not scanned or filtered).
• No access to age-restricted (NSFW/18+) servers, channels, or app commands → Only verified adults can join or view them.
• Direct Messages (DMs) from unknown people — Routed to a separate "Message Requests" inbox (hidden by default).
• Friend request warnings — Extra alerts for requests from strangers.
• Stage channels — Teens can't speak on stage in servers (only verified adults can).
• Some other safety settings locked (e.g., you can't fully turn off the sensitive media filter or message request hiding without adult verification).

If you never touch NSFW content, DM strangers, or try to change these settings, you might not notice much difference. But many adult users will hit these limits and get prompted to verify.

Age Verification (Not Required for Everyone)​

Discord emphasizes: Most users will NOT need to do any verification. They use an "age inference model" (AI based on your account age, behavior patterns, device info, etc. — but NOT message content) to automatically classify obvious adults. This should handle the "vast majority" without any action from you.

You'll only be prompted to verify if:

• The AI isn't confident you're an adult, AND
• You try to access restricted content/settings (e.g., join an NSFW server, unblur spicy images, or open DMs from strangers).

Verification is usually one-time — once you're confirmed as adult, the restrictions lift permanently.

How to Verify (Two Main Options)​

When prompted:

1. Facial Age Estimation (Preferred/Video Selfie):
   • Record a short video selfie on your device.
   • AI analyzes it on-device in real-time for age estimation.
   • The video never leaves your phone/computer — Discord and their partners get zero access to it.
   • Only an age range (teen or adult) is sent back.
   • Fastest and most private option.
2. Government-Issued ID Upload:
   • Take a photo of your ID (driver's license, passport, etc.) + a matching selfie.
   • Sent to a third-party vendor (currently k-ID, privacy-focused).
   • They blur everything except your photo and birthdate, extract only your age, then delete the images (usually immediately, max a few days).
   • Discord only receives your age group — nothing else, and your real identity is never linked to your account.

In some cases, you might need to do both if the first method isn't confident enough. More verification options are coming later.

Privacy Assurances from Discord​

• No data is used for ads or sold.
• Age status is private (no one else can see it).
• They specifically say this isn't mandatory for basic Discord use — only for adult features.
• They switched vendors after a previous data breach incident to avoid past issues.

Bottom Line​

If you're an adult and want full unrestricted access (NSFW servers, unblurred images, open DMs, etc.), you'll likely need to verify at some point after March 2026 — either automatically via their AI or manually with a quick selfie/ID. But if you're fine with the teen restrictions or don't hit them, you can ignore it entirely. A lot of the initial panic online was overblown; Discord clarified multiple times that it's not forcing ID/face scans on literally everyone just to log in.

This is a total collapse..​

 

[DPAT]

Knowing how well Discord handles their data, a leak will likely occur before the year is up. Roblox is doing something similar, and some kids were circumventing it with video game design tools.

I don't personally have any of those social media accounts, save for a legacy Twitter account that I may be ditching if anything like this is implemented. Not really sure how you protest something like this, other than raising awareness.

 

[vraiblonde]

If there weren't so many fakes and psychos on the internet it wouldn't have come to this. I'm generally in favor of internet transparency but bad actors will just find a way to circumvent it, so there's that.

And I had this whole diatribe of how the social media behemoths brought this on themselves, then I remembered that they don't really give a sht about your online safety or the safety of your children. They care about money and data collection, period. So the bitch shouldn't be "Oh they want ID so I can look at porn!" - it should be, "What are these companies doing with my data?"

 

[DPAT]

If there weren't so many fakes and psychos on the internet it wouldn't have come to this. I'm generally in favor of internet transparency but bad actors will just find a way to circumvent it, so there's that.

And I had this whole diatribe of how the social media behemoths brought this on themselves, then I remembered that they don't really give a sht about your online safety or the safety of your children. They care about money and data collection, period. So the bitch shouldn't be "Oh they want ID so I can look at porn!" - it should be, "What are these companies doing with my data?"

There are fakes, psychos, and bad actors anywhere. In the Information Age companies want more of your data, and in this case they're getting it passively by "inferring your age", which means feeding all your activity on the platform to AI. I stopped using Discord years ago, it's become more and more of a walled platform despite pretending to not be.

If you want to ditch Discord, there's Revolt and Mumble. Revolt is close to Discord in terms of usage, Mumble is simpler but works just as well.

 

[vraiblonde]

If you want to ditch Discord, there's Revolt and Mumble. Revolt is close to Discord in terms of usage, Mumble is simpler but works just as well.

I've never even heard of any of those. I participate in this forum and Facebook, and that's all I need. I look at Twitter if a post is referenced somewhere else, and sometimes I look at Reddit just to see what the freaks are up to. Other than that I'm content to have no internet footprint.

 

[DPAT]

I've never even heard of any of those. I participate in this forum and Facebook, and that's all I need. I look at Twitter if a post is referenced somewhere else, and sometimes I look at Reddit just to see what the freaks are up to. Other than that I'm content to have no internet footprint.

Nothing wrong with that. Discord is mostly for gamers, as it ties gaming and socials together to make life easier.

Discord lost their focus a while back though, it was supposed to be a lightweight app that didn't hamper your computer's performance, so you could have it open while gaming.

 

[GURPS]

Roblox is doing something similar, and some kids were circumventing it with video game design tools.

Roblox is FULL OF PEDO'S and has been under fire for booting one guy trying to do something about it - making Roblox look bad

My 20 yr old daughter still plays games on Roblox - she says this only ,ake sit easier for pedos to find children .. everyone is grouped together

Underage cannot DM with ' adults ' - but that pedo's will use pictures of children to register accounts as children, then pooling them all together

If there weren't so many fakes and psychos on the internet it wouldn't have come to this. I'm generally in favor of internet transparency but bad actors will just find a way to circumvent it, so there's that.

for the UK it's all about ' protecting ' children from harmful content - they make a huge deal about suicide and ' inappropriate ' content

Cannot have teens discussing suicide and looking a boobs

Discord is trying to avoid negative press maybe a stock crash, advertiser boycott if something bad happens
- word leaks there is LOADS OF PORN in discord chat rooms
- Furries
- Teens discussing Sucide
- Pedo's Grooming them to be Queer / Gay / Transgender

I've never even heard of any of those. I participate in this forum and Facebook, and that's all I need. I look at Twitter if a post is referenced somewhere else, and sometimes I look at Reddit just to see what the freaks are up to. Other than that I'm content to have no internet footprint.

Well thanks to the EU and UK

1. wanting to control the Narrative - aka free speech - cannot have right wing speaking their minds
2, Protect Children

Digital ID will infect EVERYTHING Discord is just the starting point

UK and Germany have already jailed people LONGER for naughty tweets than Muslims for Rape and Sexual Assault

American Companies could pull out, but Facebook is NOT giving up millions of users and ad revenue

Discord is mostly for gamers, as it ties gaming and socials together to make life easier.

Discord has be come a goto place to meet up instead of giving someone your Telegram or Signal or Facebook or What's App I've talked to multiple of NON gamers

- lets move off of Reddit and Switch to Discord

Discord lost their focus a while back though, it was supposed to be a lightweight app that didn't hamper your computer's performance, so you could have it open while gaming.

I thought so ...

Discord Desktop App Runs on Chrome

Yeah, that makes total sense — the Discord desktop app (the one you download for Windows, macOS, or Linux) feels a lot like Chrome because it literally is built on top of it.

Discord's desktop client uses Electron, a framework that bundles Chromium (the open-source engine that powers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc.) + Node.js to let developers build cross-platform desktop apps using web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and frameworks such as React (which Discord heavily relies on for its UI).

Why it feels "like Chrome"​

• The entire UI is rendered using Chromium's engine → same rendering behavior, fonts, CSS support, web features, dev tools (you can even open them with Ctrl+Shift+I in the desktop app), and sometimes the same performance quirks (like higher RAM usage when you have lots of servers/channels open, since each part acts kinda like browser tabs under the hood).
• It's not a native app like something built with Swift for macOS or WinUI for Windows — it's web tech wrapped in a Chromium runtime, which is why people often joke that it's "just a fancy Chrome tab with extra steps."

This setup lets Discord ship one codebase that works identically across Windows, macOS, and Linux, update quickly with web-like features, and reuse a ton of their web app code. The trade-off is it can feel heavier on resources compared to fully native apps (a common complaint with Electron apps like Discord, Slack, VS Code, etc.).

Their mobile apps are different (React Native for iOS/Android), and the web version obviously runs in your actual browser, but the desktop one is 100% Electron + Chromium + React.

If you're noticing slowness or high RAM, that's classic Electron behavior — though Discord has done a bunch of optimizations over the years.

 

[GURPS]

Discord is Freaking the F*ck Out Right Now...​

Delete Your Discord Account​

Why Leftists Are Nasty​

 

[stgislander]

Discord is trying to avoid negative press maybe a stock crash, advertiser boycott if something bad happens
- word leaks there is LOADS OF PORN in discord chat rooms
- Furries
- Teens discussing Sucide
- Pedo's Grooming them to be Queer / Gay / Transgender

Are there midgets? I can't imagine why Gilligan is asking me about Discord servers.

 

[GURPS]

Delete Your Discord Account​

Discord, the instant messaging app, is about to require you to submit either a government-issued photo ID or a facial scan to continue using the platform. If you don't comply, your account gets locked into a restricted mode designed for teenagers. You lose access to age-gated servers, your direct messages get limited, your content filters get locked, and you're treated like a child on a platform you've been using for years. And the reason they're giving you for this is "teen safety." Which sounds noble until you remember that this same company had a massive data breach five months ago where government IDs submitted for age verification were stolen by hackers. Discord is asking you to hand over the most sensitive personal biometric information you have to a company that has already proven it cannot protect it.


So today I am asking you, sincerely, to delete your Discord account or to start preparing to. I know that sounds dramatic. I know Discord is where your friends are, where your gaming groups are, and where your communities live. I understand that. But what this company is doing right now represents something much bigger than one app, and I hope by the end of this video you're going to agree with me that this is a line that should not be crossed.

 

[GURPS]

Ok this explains it ...... Discord is about to go public - 15 BILLION DOLLAR Estimated IPO

 

[GURPS]

Discord LIED About Age Verification System!? Scanned IDs Go To A Third Party & MASS Boycotts Loom​

 

[GURPS]

https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/2021903088005918970

 

[GURPS]

Discord's Disturbing Ties to Global Surveillance | ID Verification, Palantir, & Thiel​

Just in time for an IPO - Discord wants verifiable users who's data they can sell to someone else

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Just trying to keep women and minorities out by requiring an ID.

 

[BOP]

Are there midgets? I can't imagine why Gilligan is asking me about Discord servers.

I was just going to pose the question, "what does this mean for midget porn?" (asking for a "friend"), but you beat me to it.

For me, the worst part of getting old isn't losing my hearing, my eyesight, my hair, my get-up-and-go (so to speak), it's being hornier than a two-peckered billy goat with no outlet for that frustration.

I wonder if we could protest in Solomons with the loonies and their "No ICE," or whatever. They wouldn't care, as long as they're getting coupons for Mickey D's. They probably wouldn't notice.

"Hands Off Our Adult Porn!" "Keep Adult Porn Anonymous!" "Death to Kiddie Diddlers!"

I think we can all get behind that last one.

 

[BOP]

Delete Your Discord Account​

Discord, the instant messaging app, is about to require you to submit either a government-issued photo ID or a facial scan to continue using the platform. If you don't comply, your account gets locked into a restricted mode designed for teenagers. You lose access to age-gated servers, your direct messages get limited, your content filters get locked, and you're treated like a child on a platform you've been using for years. And the reason they're giving you for this is "teen safety." Which sounds noble until you remember that this same company had a massive data breach five months ago where government IDs submitted for age verification were stolen by hackers. Discord is asking you to hand over the most sensitive personal biometric information you have to a company that has already proven it cannot protect it.


So today I am asking you, sincerely, to delete your Discord account or to start preparing to. I know that sounds dramatic. I know Discord is where your friends are, where your gaming groups are, and where your communities live. I understand that. But what this company is doing right now represents something much bigger than one app, and I hope by the end of this video you're going to agree with me that this is a line that should not be crossed.

That'll get hacked faster than that Tea App that exposed, what, 72,000 women. The app that was basically a spreadsheet.

 

[GURPS]

Discord Is Tied To Palantir And It's Really Bad...​

 

[GURPS]

Nobody Asked Discord To Do This​

This is genuinely terrifying..​

 

[GURPS]

https://x.com/LundukeJournal/status/2030795637235814862