Discord Age Assurance Controversy
2 videos · score: 9,695 · first seen Jun 30, 2026
🟢 TRENDING UPDiscord's new age assurance system, which includes ID scans via Incode and facial estimation, is gaining attention as creators like Chibi Reviews and SomeOrdinaryGamers debate its implications, with one claiming it undermines privacy and online anonymity under the guise of child protection, and the other questioning the trustworthiness of data handling by big tech.
The Internet Just Died.. United States Law To Force Age Verification Passed With no Push Back
The U.S. House passed the KIDS Act with bipartisan support, and the creator claims it is a pretext to destroy online anonymity by mandating biometric scanning and ID submission for internet access, enabling future censorship and surveillance.
Stop Using Discord Right Now...
Discord's new age assurance suite using Incode ID scans is criticized as untrustworthy because Incode retains images indefinitely by default, despite promises of on-device processing and deletion.