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This is from nearly a week ago, but it's currently blowing up on Bluesky.

You click into a server. A blur. A prompt asking you to prove you’re an adult before you can see what’s behind it. If you’ve hit this on Discord recently, you weren’t hacked and you didn’t violate anything. The platform shifted to a teen-by-default model — and now adult content access and certain safety-setting changes require age verification before Discord will budge. This isn’t a minor tweak. It’s a structural reset, already enforced where local laws require it, with a broader global rollout delayed until the second half of 2026 while Discord adds more verification options and documentation, per the company’s support page. This shift reflects a broader push around age laws reshaping how platforms handle minors online.

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[-] stefenauris@pawb.social 3 points 18 hours ago

I keep hearing this but I only see this and one other website as sources so I'm feeling skeptical

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 20 hours ago

Whats a "Discord"?

Yes, that's sarcasm, because I refused to use that garbage years ago.

Keep on enshittifying your shitty product, hopefully that will help end it.

this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2026
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