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An update on how we confirm your age group on Discord

123 points · 88 comments · meetpateltech

Foskya · 1790105290 · focus · HN ↗
I actually like their implementation. I'm curious if it will be enough for governments, but it is nice that they are trying to persue a path without id checks
1. dsr_ · 1790110183 · focus · HN ↗
  All the available paths turn into:
  - give us your ID
  - give us your biometrics
  - give somebody, not necessarily Discord, a valid credit card
  That's sll of the paths.
  1. nemomarx · 1790110894 · focus · HN ↗
    If the account age estimation puts you in adult, it sounds like you don't need to do any of those?
    I'd like to see details about their model there, but account age is at least better than a lot of systems like steam are doing for this.
    wging · 1790112007 · focus · HN ↗
    Some of those details are available here: <a href="https://discord.com/safety/how-discord-estimates-age-without-collecting-your-identity" rel="nofollow">https://discord.com/safety/how-discord-estimates-age-without...
    autoexec · 1790114341 · focus · HN ↗
    I think it's interesting they limit the types of content they use to determine your age. I'd guess they don't impose those same limitations when it comes to other uses (including targeted ads)

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