Discord is testing a facial recognition feature to verify users' ages as required by new UK online safety laws, which mandate robust age checks for platforms with adult content by July. With over 200 million users, Discord aims to improve its verification process amid concerns about privacy and effectiveness. Social media expert Matt Navarra suggests this initiative marks a shift towards stricter online safety measures, emphasizing that ineffective age checks could lead to significant penalties for non-compliance. Other platforms, like Instagram, have already adopted similar measures, signaling a broader trend in digital age verification.
"Regulators want real proof, and facial recognition might be the fastest route there," he said. But campaigners have said these types of checks are ineffective and could lead to privacy issues.
"The era of 'click here to confirm you're 13' is dead," he said. "Get age verification wrong now, and you don't just lose users - you could lose a courtroom battle or incur fines."
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