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*Here's the Discord Changelog from September 25, 2026, so you can stay informed on what's new in recent app updates! *

Hi everyone,

Today we're announcing the rollout of our new age assurance options, which you can read about here. Thanks to some changes we've made, most of you will not have to take any action at all.

Here's the TL;DR:

• Since our last post about teen safety, we've had to launch age assurance solutions in more places, including Texas and Brazil. Laws requiring age assurance are expanding around the world. Rather than waiting to be told how to do it, we're launching our own privacy-preserving approach: one that reflects your feedback and which means more than 90% of you won't be asked to confirm your age.
• You can check your age group status at User Settings > Account Status. We've estimated your age group automatically from account signals like how long your account has existed. We don't look at your messages, calls, or other content. We're launching this over the course of this week, so it may take a few days to reach your account.
• If you're in the adult age group (18+), nothing changes. If you're in the teen age group (13-17), you can keep messaging friends, joining voice calls, and participating in non-age-restricted servers, but with additional safety protections that block age-restricted content, spaces, and settings. Otherwise, Discord works the same.

We've got some more info in the image below, and if you want all the details you can read the full announcement here.

Check out some of the the games that have been trending on Discord recently!

You playing any of these? Or all of them?

More details (and genres!) on our Trending Games Page.

Hey all! We've added two new channels for you to follow here in Town Hall.

• #channel - Trusted mental health resources, always in our Town Hall server guide. Check out Crisis Text Line and ThroughLine Care for support.
• #channel - An announcement channel to share with you the partnerships and resources the Wellbeing & Empowerment team at Discord has launched to better support you online and offline.

Be sure to follow/subscribe to the new #channel announcement channel to see any new updates that come in!

P.S. - if you want to get pinged for future updates related to #channel, head to Channels & Roles and add the new @role-name role!

Join us as we watch Gamescom Opening Night together! Right here: https://ptb.dc.circularprotocol.live/channels/169256939211980800/1133928702951034880

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