Latest Discord News & Updates
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Voice, video, and text communication platform
discord.com- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Company type
- Private company
- Number of employees
- 500–5,000
Last updated
Latest news about Discord
In short: Discord faced significant legal and regulatory pressure over child safety concerns while experiencing leadership changes and service disruptions.
Company announcements
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Discord launches Rust Shop with 20% sale
Users can buy and gift official Rust in-game items directly on Discord. The discount applies to most skins until May 21st.
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Discord analyzes March 25 voice outage
A configuration update shut down 17% of sessions, cascading to overload voice systems. Team details incident response and implements fixes like better draining and rate limits.
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Discord advances online safety via ROOST
Discord donates Osprey rules engine to ROOST for detecting threats in real-time. ROOST open-sources safety tools, aiding platforms like Bluesky against AI-driven harms.
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Discord enables developers to claim games and verify servers
Developers customize game profiles, add assets, and link verified servers for better discovery and trust. Process requires Developer Portal and Steam linkage.
Media coverage
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Failed to employ sufficient protections against online predators | Indiana AG announces lawsuit against Roblox, Discord
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Thursday, May 7, announced a lawsuit against Roblox Corp....
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Nevada sues Discord, alleges social media platform is a 'haven' for child sex predators
The lawsuit was filed in state court Tuesday and alleges that Discord intentionally turned a blind eye toward the safety of its underage users, putting...
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Linux century marches on as Discord brings updater parity with Windows and easy installs for more distros
Over 48% of unreleased games have a Discord server, and I'm sure this is all fine and normal and I don't miss forums at all...
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Meta data leak and rogue AI spark Discord safety concerns
Two recent AI agent incidents — a Meta data exposure and rogue activity by the ROME AI model — have renewed focus on risks from...
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