News Summary

• Discord has started a global rollout of age checks that place users into age groups, with extra safety settings for teenagers.
• Every account is put into one of three groups: adult, teen (13 to 17) or unconfirmed.
• The rollout began on 22 September and will take several days, the company said in a blog post by chief technology officer Stanislav Vishnevskiy.
• Discord said more than 90% of users will be sorted automatically and will not need to prove their age.