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Discord re-introduces age verification policy based on 'account signal' methodology

Game Developer reports that Discord is bringing back age verification using an account-signal model to estimate a user's age group. The move could affect how studios, community managers, and live-ops …

News Game Developer · 1 week, 2 days ago
More Than 63% of IEEE VIS Research Liable to be Retracted?! Ethics Approval Statements Protect Participants (and Researchers!)

A new ethics audit of 255 IEEE VIS papers from 2024–2025 found that 74.1% involved human participants, but only 3.2% clearly reported ethics approval, an approval ID, and informed consent. …

Research arXiv cs.GR · 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why new EU deepfake legislation means games need to be careful when featuring real-world people and locations

EU AI Act deepfake rules now reach games, and the practical line is whether AI-generated content could be mistaken for something real. Most fantasy assets, fictional voices, and background effects …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months ago
UK social media ban will restrict 'high-risk' features on game platforms

UK rules aimed at “high-risk” online features could force game platforms to rethink chat, livestreaming, and other social systems. For devs shipping in the UK, the practical issue isn’t just …

News Game Developer · 3 months, 2 weeks ago