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Discord’s Second Attempt To Roll Out Age Verification Is Going Badly

Many people aren't happy, again, but Discord says it has to move forward with these changes due to new laws across the globe

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 28, 2026

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Discord Says It Hasn’t Been Served With A Subpoena Over GTA 6 Leaks Yet: ‘We’ll Evaluate The Validity And Scope Before Responding’

Some users are worried about how broad Take-Two's data request is

By Ethan Gach Published August 24, 2026

CultureNews

Take-Two Asks Court To Subpoena Trove Of Records From Microsoft And Discord As It Hunts For GTA 6 Leaker

The hunt is on to find out who's behind an unprecedented spree of GTA 6 leaks

By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2026

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Discord Nitro Subscribers Can Now Play Stardew Valley And Fallout 4 For Free With Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’

It's one of many new perks coming to paid Nitro memberships

By Ethan Gach Published May 11, 2026

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Discord Says It Knows You Don’t Want Age-Verification Requirements But It’s Rolling Them Out Anyway After A Short Delay

The changes will go into effect later this year instead of next month

By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2026

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Hackers Raise The Alarm About Discord’s Recent Age-Verification Partner

Discord’s contested global age-verification roll-out keeps sounding worse

Zack Kotzer Published February 21, 2026

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The Feds Reportedly Want Discord, Reddit, And Others To Doxx Users Who Criticize ICE

Companies are being subpoenaed for personal info

By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2026

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Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed By Mass Exodus Of Players Fleeing Age-Verification Crackdown

TeamSpeak seems to be rather enjoying the technical issues

By John Walker Published February 17, 2026

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Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification Firm After Ties To Palantir’s Peter Thiel Surface

The third-party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors

Zack Kotzer Published February 14, 2026

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Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users

Discord will treat you like a teen unless its AI can sniff out your real age or you give it sensitive data

By Ethan Gach Published February 10, 2026

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Discord Will Force You To Scan Your Face Or ID To Unlock All Of Its Features

Teen-by-default is coming to all Discord accounts in March

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 9, 2026

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The Epic Games Store Can’t Beat Steam But It Might Become The Next Discord

The Fortnite launcher isn't going anywhere even if Steam has twice as many players

By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2026

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The Discord Hack Sounds Really, Really Bad

The gaming platform is reportedly being 'extorted' over 1.5TB of hacked data

By Ethan Gach Published October 9, 2025

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Feds Worried ‘Violent Extremist US Teens’ On Fortnite, Roblox, And More

A reported briefing document shows investigators taking a closer look at gaming platforms

By Ethan Gach Published October 2, 2025

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Rockstar Just Made 65,000 GTA Fans Panic For No Reason

A single Discord ping on Friday afternoon caused a few minutes of complete and utter chaos

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 19, 2025

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Alleged Shooter’s Discord Chats Cut Against Rush To Blame Online Games And Memes

Reported chats from a Discord server offer little evidence of internet radicalization amid call for Congressional hearings

By Ethan Gach Published September 17, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Gaming Gets Dragged Into Debate Over Radicalization Of Charlie Kirk Shooter

Utah's governor suggests 'deep, dark internet' and gaming had a role in the assassination

By Ethan Gach Published September 15, 2025