Nintendo Shows Off Icon Design Proposals For Switch 2's 'C' Button

To make use of the Game Chat feature on the Switch 2, you'll need to have an active Switch Online subscription. In saying this, Nintendo is currently running a "GameChat Welcome Offer", so until 31st ...
PC Gamer

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Gaming Industry From next week, Australia will require users to verify their age to play GTA Online and other R18+ online games Gaming Industry US government reportedly debating whether to force ...
ZDNet

Discord's new age ID rules are driving users away - here's where they're headed

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USA Today

Discord announces age-verification measures to roll out in March

Social media platform Discord announced on Feb. 9 that it will begin implementing global age verification starting in March. The company said in a news release that the phased rollout will require ...
IGN

Discord Rolling Out 'Teen-by-Default' Settings Globally Next Month, With Age Verification Needed to Disable Content Filtering

Discord has announced plans to enforce a new "teen-appropriate" experience by default next month, requiring age verification to access restricted content or change content settings. In a blog post ...
TechCrunch

Discord to roll out age verification next month

Discord is rolling out age verification globally starting next month, the company announced on Monday. All users will be put into a “teen-appropriate experience” by default. Only users verified as ...
Ars Technica

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading government IDs. According to Discord, it’s ...
The New York Times

Introducing Cross Bot

Cross Bot will analyze your games in Crossplay, a new two-player word game from The Times. By Asmaa Elkeurti Tom Giratikanon and Eve Washington New York Times Games has launched Crossplay, a new ...
People

What Is the '365 Buttons' TikTok Meme? Explaining the Viral Trend About Not Explaining Yourself

2026’s first viral meme has birthed an iconic catchphrase for nonchalance in the new year Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His work has previously appeared in The ...
The New York Times

The First Meme of 2026 Is About Not Explaining Yourself. And Buttons.

A TikTok user’s esoteric comment created a confusing viral moment. By Madison Malone Kircher There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that ...
The Daily Dot

“It only has to make sense to me”: The 365 buttons meme, explained

The original idea appeared to be using one button (as in the fastener used on clothing) to meditate on the passage of time each day of the year, a trend that popped up on TikTok in late 2025. TikTok ...