Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord

Let’s explore the best alternatives to Discord

Social community platform Discord is preparing to require users to verify their age by the second half of 2026, and users are concerned about the privacy of uploading a government ID or face scan to the network. While users can still access most features without verification, many remain uneasy giving more information to a company…

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Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts

Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts

The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of social media accounts that criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to The New York Times. This echoes other recent reporting, with Bloomberg pointing to five cases in which Homeland Security sought to identify the owners of anonymous…

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Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Discord data breach affects at least 70,000 users

Discord disclosed on Wednesday that around 70,000 users may have had sensitive data — like their government ID photos — exposed after hackers breached a third-party vendor that the platform uses for age-related appeals. A Discord user would make an “age-related appeal” if the platform suspects they may be underage, or if they live somewhere…

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Discord seeks to solve a problem that it created

Discord seeks to solve a problem that it created

Discord is entering its second decade as a company and seeking to go public. Along the way, it’s changed the way that online communities interact, turning groups that may have previously existed as forums or message boards into multi-channel instant message servers. Now, everything finds a home on Discord, whether it’s an AI platform like…

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Discord seeks to solve a problem that it created

#Discord is discussing an IPO

Discord – the chat app with over 200 million monthly users – is in early stage talks to IPO, the New York Times reports. Discord’s discussions with investment bankers are still exploratory and plans could change, per the NYT’s sources. Discord understands there is a lot of interest about its future plans, but does not…

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#Amazon says no to remote work

#Amazon says no to remote work

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. Now employees will be expected to be in the office five days a week, with work from home being OK…

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