Sources are beginning to say that Discord's age verification announcements are more likely to be in effect and introduced throughout June. LINK: https://tuta.com/blog/discord-plans-age-verification-globally
Popular chat platform Discord plans to roll out age checks globally starting in or after June 2026, opting people into teens settings by def
* Everyone will be set to a "minor" status until you prove you are an adult with age verification.
* You will still be able to use discord, but certain settings and access you have to certain channels and servers will not be able to be used until you verify.
* This is global. It is not just for one country.
* Discord is still doing this despite the previous breach of over 70,000 Discord Account's IDs being made public.
* There is not one specific law or country pressuring Discord to do this. They are doing this on their own accord, most likely taking into account global trends towards Age Verification.
If possible, I'll be trying to maintain AU progression and interaction as normally as I can for those in the SwilTaett Server, especially since this is happening in SwilTaett's Anniversary Month, with this already causing multiple issues with creating a 3rd Anniversary gift.
Possible solutions and workarounds are already in circulation, although I don't have much knowledge about how these work.
LINK: https://age-verifier.kibty.town/
If possible, avoid giving biometric data such as IDs/Passports and Facial Scans due to the history of previous data breaches, and cancelling services like Discord Nitro could be a way to signal disagreement with this new policy.
