“However, some users may not have to go through either form of age verification. Discord is also rolling out an age inference model that analyzes metadata like the types of games a user plays, their activity on Discord, and behavioral signals like signs of working hours or the amount of time they spend on Discord.”
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out

Me and some friends have been trying to be ready for when the day comes. Installing our own chat software, our own forum software, our own video conferencing system, and so on. It’s all less polished than Discord but if you’re trying to find a way out of Discord, I feel that this is a way that works. Go slowly, install and use one piece after another, and use a “bridge” to connect the old world (Discord) with the new world (your own).

For concrete suggestions, see
https://alexschroeder.ch/view/2026-01-07-discord