Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are

Discord co-founder and CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy wants you to know he thinks a lot about enshittification. With reports of an upcoming IPO and the news of his co-founder, Jason Citron, recently steppi [...]

The year age verification laws came for the open internet

When the nonprofit Freedom House recently published its annual report, it noted that 2025 marked the 15th straight year of decline for global internet freedom. The biggest decline, after Georgia and G [...]

The company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn't hacked

Customer service support company 5CA has released a statement contradicting claims by Discord that it was the victim of a hack last month. On October 3, Discord disclosed a data breach that the compan [...]

Discord now says 70,000 government IDs may have leaked in provider hack

Over the weekend, Discord revealed that its users may have had their data compromised when a third-party service provider was hacked. At the time, the platform said that a "small number" of [...]

New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

New Jersey's Attorney General Matthew Platkin is suing Discord over the chat company's child safety features. The lawsuit claims that Discord has "misled parents about the efficacy of i [...]

Discord delays age verification to address user concerns

Earlier this month, Discord said it would be enacting an age verification policy. The platform faced some initial concerns from users about turning over their IDs and personal information, particularl [...]

Discord users' IDs and data compromised in customer service provider hack

One of Discord's third-party customer service providers has been infiltrated by an unauthorized party who was able to gain access to users' information. Discord said it recently discovered t [...]

Discord's redesigned PC app has multiple dark modes, a new overlay and more

Discord has begun rolling out a redesigned desktop app that adds more customization to the client. To start, the new app increases the number of free themes to four. Where previously you could choose [...]

Discord's CEO and co-founder is stepping down

Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron has announced that he's stepping down from his leadership role at the chat app and being replaced by Humam Sakhnini, a former executive from Activision Bli [...]