Discord rolls out global age checks that sort most users automatically
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Automated global age-banding with stricter teen defaults shows large platforms are moving toward continuous, data-driven safety segmentation rather than one-size-fits-all policies. If your product has minors anywhere in the funnel, assume regulators will treat this kind of dynamic gating as the new baseline.
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