FWIW It's done on the client side and there are multiple ways to bypass it.
replyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982421
https://tech.yahoo.com/social-media/articles/now-bypass-disc...
That K-ID bypass has already been patched, and even if it's bypassed again, Discord is apparently directing some users to Persona instead now. Persona does server-side classification so that one won't be as easy as nulling out the checks on the client.
replyThe 3D model method might work on Persona, but that demo only shows it fooling K-IDs classifier.
Oh, so they promised your face was only processed on the client and then deleted, but none of that is true? They're courting some huge GDPR fines.
replyEh, the worldwide rollout hasn't happened yet so for now the only people getting sent to Persona after they promised client-side scanning are those who are fiddling around with Discords internals to trigger the age verification flow early. But yeah if they stick with Persona then they will need to retract the client-side promise before the proper rollout, and that'll be even more fuel on the PR fire.
replyThings are changing quickly. Some users are being allowed only 3rd party age verification.
replyhttps://piunikaweb.com/2026/02/12/discord-uk-age-verificatio...