Discord was once a chat platform for video game enthusiasts, but now is the focus of national attention after classified Pentagon documents circulated on the app for weeks.
Stanislav Kogiku / Sipa via AP fileNot long ago, it was a humble chat platform for video game enthusiasts.
Now, thanks to its role in one of the biggest intelligence leaks in U.S. history, Discord is suddenly the focus of national attention and growing questions about howIt's a sudden public turn for a platform that has quietly amassed a gigantic user base and taken on an increasingly central place in internet culture. Boosted by an increase in popularity during the pandemic, Discord has quietly become a fundamental piece of the internet’s social infrastructure.
Released in 2015 by the gamers Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy, Discord was created to help gamers chat more easily while playing together. While similar chat services exist, Discord was a more accessible, succinct service for gamers. The app is organized in what are called"servers," which function as broader communities in which many chat rooms can exist. Its functionality is similar to many workplace chat programs such as Slack.
A user can either create a server for their friends or followers to join, or they can join someone else’s server. Some servers are invite-only while others are public. DiscordOnce on a server, users can access text chatrooms or voice chatrooms. Roughly 100 people can join a voice chat. Video chat services on Discord are more limited.
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