Discord rolls out global age checks that sort most users automatically

Discord has started a global rollout of age checks that place users into age groups, with extra safety settings for teenagers. The rollout began on 22 September and will take several days, the company said in a blog post by chief technology officer Stanislav Vishnevskiy.

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Every account is put into one of three groups: adult, teen (13 to 17) or unconfirmed. Discord said more than 90% of users will be sorted automatically and will not need to prove their age.

To do this, the company uses a model that looks at account signals, such as how old the account is, which servers it joins and how active it is. Discord said the model does not read messages, calls or other content.

Users the model cannot place, or who want to confirm they are adults, can use other methods. These...

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