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28 days ago
The iconic musical jamboree is in crisis mode after five countries declared they would boycott the competition in protest over the war in Gaza.
76 days ago
Serial killer-obsessed teen posted plans on Discord before murdering his mum ⊖⊖
Tristan Roberts waited until he was 18 to buy knives, hammers and axes before murdering his mother.
Teaching assistant mother was bludgeoned to death by her ADHD son, 18, after he posted misogynistic messages and his chilling intent to kill on chat forum Discord ⊖⊖⊖
The autistic gamer had spent hours a day posting misogynistic content on Discord and hatched a plot to kill his own mother, recording himself keeping her prisoner in her own bedroom.
3 months ago
Discord delays age verification plans after user outcry ⊖⊖
Users were unhappy about plans for age verification to require facial or ID scans.
'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks ⊖
The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.
Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content ⊖
The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.
7 months ago
How gen Z used Discord to overthrow governments – video explainer ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
There have been a series of unprecedented protests in the global south led by gen Z, the demographic cohort born between 1997 and 2012. These uprisings have led to deadly crackdowns, scores of arres…
OpenAI introduces safety models that other sites can use to classify harms ⊕
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OpenAI developed the models in partnership with Discord, SafetyKit, and Robust Open Online Safety Tools.
Hack of age verification firm may have exposed Discord users’ ID photos ⊖⊖
Names, email addresses and other contact details of about 70,000 global users could also have been taken
Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat plat…
8 months ago
ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says ⊖
The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.