The company confirmed it will not scan private messages or calls to determine these estimates, and a user's specific age group will remain hidden from their profile and other members.
This update follows a delay earlier this year after users expressed significant privacy concerns regarding mandatory government ID scans and facial age estimation, which uses software to guess a person's age from a photo or video.
By implementing a tiered approach, Discord aims to balance regulatory pressure to protect minors with the privacy expectations of its community.
For those sorted into the teen group or left unconfirmed, the platform will enforce safety restrictions including content filters for sensitive images and limitations on who can send direct messages or view full profile details.
Users placed in the "Unconfirmed" category can verify their adult status through several methods, including credit card confirmation or existing credentials from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
To address ongoing data security worries, Discord stated that third-party verification partners must delete personal information immediately after use, while any facial estimation technology must process data locally on the user's device rather than on external servers.
Users can check their assigned category within their account settings to ensure they have been placed in the correct group.