Age verification online can be done safely and privately. Here’s how

By Marten Risius, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Johannes Sedlmeir, Acting Professor of Statistics, Security & Trust, University of Münster

Online chat service Discord has announced it will begin testing age verification for some users, joining a growing list of platforms trying to work out who is actually behind the screen.

The move comes as governments around the world push for stronger protections of young people online. The United Kingdom and France have imposed age verification…

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