Discord rolled out an updated age assurance system that estimates account holders’ age groups from account signals, expands non-biometric verification choices, and applies distinct protections for teen and unconfirmed accounts.
Accounts are placed into three groups — adult, teen, and unconfirmed — with teen accounts subject to additional restrictions around age-restricted content and visibility.
Discord added non-biometric verification options: credit-card checks via Stripe, Google Wallet ID pass, AgeKey reusable credentials, and app-store age ranges where available.
"We'll automatically place you in an age group using account signals, like how long your account has existed and the kinds of servers you're part of," Vishnevskiy wrote. "We use multiple account signals to determine age groups at an accuracy level matching what's possible with biometrics. You can find which one you've been lumped into via the account status bit of your user settings.
The revised system outlined by in a blog post by Discord chief technology officer Stanislav Vishnevskiy relies a lot more heavily on automatically estimating your age via aspects of your account, rather than defaulting to asking for facial age estimation or ID forms. No single server determines your age group, and we don't look at your messages, calls, or other content to decide which age group you're in." The three age groups the tech can place accounts in are adult (no restrictions), teen (some restrictions), and unconfirmed (also some restrictions). Credit card verification via Stripe, Google Wallet's ID pass, a "reusable age credential" called AgeKey, and permitting either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to share the age range they've got logged for you are all now potentially on the table depending on where you live and your device.
Discord has launched a new global age assurance system that places users into either a teen or adult age group. The updated system is rolling out over the course of this week, with some settings and verification methods varying by region. ... [ MORE ]
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