Discord Deploys AI Age Sorting After 70,000 User ID Leak

Users whose ages cannot be verified through the analysis of activity signals are now subject to default teen restrictions on Discord. The social platform began rolling out a system on Wednesday that categorizes every account as adult, teen, or unconfirmed by employing a model that examines account history without reading private chats, calls, or content. Those erroneously assigned to a group must submit a video selfie, credit card, or ID scan to access age-restricted servers and channels, although general app access remains available without manual verification. The update, which is currently unavailable to users in the United Kingdom and Australia, comes less than a year after a vendor breach exposed the identification photos of approximately 70,000 users. Discord refined the rollout following user backlash to ensure that more than 90% of accounts would not require confirmation. Under the new rules, unconfirmed accounts see sensitive content blurred and are required to receive requests for direct messages from strangers.