--- title: Discord will soon require age verification for full access description: Discord is implementing mandatory age verification globally starting March 2026, requiring users to submit face scans or government IDs to access full platform... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/discord-will-soon-require-age-verification-for-full-access-lzee9ulij twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Discord will soon require age verification for full access | daily.dev og:description: Discord is implementing mandatory age verification globally starting March 2026, requiring users to submit face scans or government IDs to access full platform... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/discord-will-soon-require-age-verification-for-full-access-lzee9ulij og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lZeE9ulij.png og:image:alt: Discord will soon require age verification for full access og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Discord will soon require age verification for full access **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Discord is implementing mandatory age verification globally starting March 2026, requiring users to submit face scans or government IDs to access full platform features. All users will default to teen-appropriate settings with restricted access until they verify their age. The rollout follows lawsuits alleging facilitation of minor exploitation and comes as Discord prepares for an IPO, despite a recent data breach exposing 70,000 users' ID photos. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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