Discord says it is running a UK pilot of its new age verification system in partnership with identity provider Persona, which has financial ties to a fund directed by Palantir chairman Peter Thiel. During the trial, Persona will temporarily retain verification data on its own servers for up to seven days while Discord expands the age-check feature globally.

  • UK-only pilot: The verification test is limited to users in the United Kingdom as Discord rolls out the feature more widely.
  • Third-party provider: Persona, the company handling verification, is connected to a fund overseen by Peter Thiel, raising visibility around the partnership.
  • Short-term data storage: Persona will reportedly keep submitted information on its servers for a maximum of seven days during the experiment.
  • Part of wider rollout: Discord positions the collaboration as a trial phase within a broader global push to verify user ages.

Source: Rock Paper Shotgun

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