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@nazokiyoubinbou @Em0nM4stodon quietly?
We’re delaying our global rollout to the second half of 2026.
@solonovamax @Em0nM4stodon Yes. Quietly.
You'd be surprised how well this kind of thing works. "Oh we'll totally put it off for now. And we'll definitely rethink the way we were going to do it and not go with *this* Palantir-connected company. Hey, maybe we won't do it! Who knows!" They'll push out something smaller and ramp it up over time until it's just as bad.
Assuming people let them of course, but... well, this keeps happening over and over, so my optimism is waning I suppose.
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@solonovamax @Em0nM4stodon Yes. Quietly.
You'd be surprised how well this kind of thing works. "Oh we'll totally put it off for now. And we'll definitely rethink the way we were going to do it and not go with *this* Palantir-connected company. Hey, maybe we won't do it! Who knows!" They'll push out something smaller and ramp it up over time until it's just as bad.
Assuming people let them of course, but... well, this keeps happening over and over, so my optimism is waning I suppose.
@nazokiyoubinbou @Em0nM4stodon no, they plan to do it quite loudly
read their blog post for yourself: https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing
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@nazokiyoubinbou @Em0nM4stodon no, they plan to do it quite loudly
read their blog post for yourself: https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing
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@nazokiyoubinbou @Em0nM4stodon no, they plan to do it quite loudly
read their blog post for yourself: https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing
@solonovamax @Em0nM4stodon Alright, I'll reword what I'm saying. (Character limits make this very hard.)
They do things like this whole putting it off and saying we won't go with them, etc etc to get people to calm down and kind of forget about it for a bit. It's for show.
We actually agree on that part, I'm just emphasizing the "it's for show" part of this.
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@solonovamax @Em0nM4stodon Alright, I'll reword what I'm saying. (Character limits make this very hard.)
They do things like this whole putting it off and saying we won't go with them, etc etc to get people to calm down and kind of forget about it for a bit. It's for show.
We actually agree on that part, I'm just emphasizing the "it's for show" part of this.
@nazokiyoubinbou @Em0nM4stodon yes, it's all absolutely for show
this is them just saying "actually, you misunderstood what we were trying to do. if you REALLY understood then you'd obviously be fine with it!!!"
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
They pushed it back a couple months... It's not going away. Don't celebrate just yet.
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@doin exactly
absolutely nothing has changed, except they just want to make it SEEM like things have changed so that all the hate goes away.
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
I had an account I barely used, to go into the "servers" of some projects that offer no other way to ask for help (some Minecraft mods, browser extensions, etc.).
I got an email a few days ago saying it was permanently deleted. Good riddance.
That said, I imagine Discord will lay low for a while, and try to do this again in a few months.
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
@Em0nM4stodon I think "for now" is the important part.
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@doin exactly
absolutely nothing has changed, except they just want to make it SEEM like things have changed so that all the hate goes away.
@solonovamax Yes, thank you for reminding me. Let go of illusions and keep fighting.
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@solonovamax Yes, thank you for reminding me. Let go of illusions and keep fighting.
@doin I literally immediately suspected that it was all bullshit so went straight to check their blog
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@doin I literally immediately suspected that it was all bullshit so went straight to check their blog
@solonovamax You are a smart person who can see things clearly.
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@Em0nM4stodon All my friends moved to Signal. I assume Discord is just gonna pull a that thing most companies do and wait til they think everyone has forgotten before repeating their b.s.
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
@Em0nM4stodon misleading headline. They didn’t cancel it, they just pushed it back while they finish fleshing it out. It’s progress, but not much imo
Edit: I was being a dick. See below
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
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@sar @Em0nM4stodon they are still doing it. nothing has changed.
@solonovamax @sar @Em0nM4stodon
The person responsible for that headline should be flogged, at least metaphorically. "Canceled...for now."
Oh, you mean delayed? Postponed? Rescheduled?
Even with the qualifier at the end "canceled" lends the act a more permanent connotation than they actually intend.
...thus concludes my channeling of my news editor father . . . for now.
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@Em0nM4stodon misleading headline. They didn’t cancel it, they just pushed it back while they finish fleshing it out. It’s progress, but not much imo
Edit: I was being a dick. See below
@phillip
It's important to celebrate that our collective action had an impact.Is this solving the problem entirely? Of course not. And Discord is still a privacy-hostile platform, even without age verification.
But the fact that people got angry, and this made the platform move in a less privacy-hostile direction is a win. And we need to celebrate each win. No matter how small.
It doesn't mean we are leaving the fight. It means we can enjoy this small victory today, then fight even harder tomorrow.
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YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉
Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!
IT WORKS! ✊🔒
https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/
Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.
But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.
This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.
Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.
@Em0nM4stodon my guess is that #discord had a "#PiperChat moment" and realized that their entire business model IS a #COPPA violation!
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@phillip
It's important to celebrate that our collective action had an impact.Is this solving the problem entirely? Of course not. And Discord is still a privacy-hostile platform, even without age verification.
But the fact that people got angry, and this made the platform move in a less privacy-hostile direction is a win. And we need to celebrate each win. No matter how small.
It doesn't mean we are leaving the fight. It means we can enjoy this small victory today, then fight even harder tomorrow.
@Em0nM4stodon I agree 100%. Perfection is the enemy of progress
Sorry, I had a quick, knee jerk reaction. Wasn’t meant as a slight to you
9to5Mac’s misleading headline irked me and I’ve been having frustrating conversations with friends who don’t see the problem with all of this, and/or don’t have all the facts before making judgments. It has me feeling even more pessimistic than usual :/
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