Em Feb 24

YES! This is AMAZING! 🎉

Keep pushing against abusive practices, and keep fighting for your privacy rights!

IT WORKS! ✊🔒

https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/24/discord-just-canceled-its-planned-age-verification-rollout-for-now/

Edit: Just to be clear, I still encourage everyone to move to better platforms and delete your Discord accounts (even if there was no age verification at all). Discord isn't a privacy-respectful platform.

But this small victory means we should keep pushing for better privacy practices, everywhere.

This means they are listening. This means you have the power to make things better, for yourself and for others.

Celebrate that. And keep pushing back.

#Privacy #AgeVerification #Discord #PrivacyWin

Discord just canceled its planned age verification rollout, for now - 9to5Mac

Discord’s controversial age verification saga has reached a new turning point. The original rollout plan has officially been canceled, with...

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Show threadPhillip Feb 25

@Em0nM4stodon misleading headline. They didn’t cancel it, they just pushed it back while they finish fleshing it out. It’s progress, but not much imo

Edit: I was being a dick. See below

Show threadEm Feb 25

@phillip
It's important to celebrate that our collective action had an impact.

Is this solving the problem entirely? Of course not. And Discord is still a privacy-hostile platform, even without age verification.

But the fact that people got angry, and this made the platform move in a less privacy-hostile direction is a win. And we need to celebrate each win. No matter how small.

It doesn't mean we are leaving the fight. It means we can enjoy this small victory today, then fight even harder tomorrow.

Show threadPhillip Feb 25

@Em0nM4stodon I agree 100%. Perfection is the enemy of progress

Sorry, I had a quick, knee jerk reaction. Wasn’t meant as a slight to you

9to5Mac’s misleading headline irked me and I’ve been having frustrating conversations with friends who don’t see the problem with all of this, and/or don’t have all the facts before making judgments. It has me feeling even more pessimistic than usual :/

Show threadEm Feb 25
@phillip That is understandable. I can relate with how frustrating this can get. Make sure to recharge around people sharing your privacy values to prevent burnout. Self-care is important in this long battle 💚
Show threadPhillip 
@Em0nM4stodon doing my best. Thank you, friend 🫶
Feb 25 at 12:43amWeb
Show threadEm Feb 25
@phillip 🫶