Discord, the extremely popular and free-to-use communication app that’s been a mainstay for gamers and other communities for over a decade, has announced that it’s delaying the global rollout for its age verification requirements and “Teen-by-Default” policy until “the second half of 2026,” meaning the update won’t come until the start of July at the earliest.
The news — delivered by chief technology officer Stanislav Vishnevskiy in a new blog post — comes after weeks of widespread scathing…

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