Get the latest tech news
Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift'
The social platform is testing age checks using facial scanning for access to sensitive content.
The social platform, which says it has over 200 million monthly users around the world, was initially used by gamers but now has communities on a wide range of topics including pornography. Senior Advocacy Officer Madeleine Stone says they can pose a risk to users, "including security breaches, privacy intrusion, errors, digital exclusion and censorship". Their executive director Iain Corby told the BBC the latest technology can estimate age "within 1-2 years based on a selfie or how you move your hands".
Or read this on BBC News
