<s>
Discord	B-Application
is	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
social	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
voice	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
text	O
messaging	O
,	O
media	O
and	O
files	O
in	O
private	O
chats	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
communities	O
called	O
"	O
servers	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Jason	B-Application
Citron	I-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
founded	O
OpenFeint	B-Application
,	O
a	O
social	O
gaming	O
platform	O
for	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Stanislav	O
Vishnevskiy	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
founded	O
Guildwork	O
,	O
another	O
social	O
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citron	O
sold	O
OpenFeint	B-Application
to	O
GREE	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
million	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
used	O
to	O
found	O
Hammer	O
&	O
Chisel	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
product	O
was	O
Fates	B-Protocol
Forever	I-Protocol
,	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
Citron	O
anticipated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
MOBA	O
game	O
on	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
become	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Citron	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
he	O
noticed	O
how	O
difficult	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
tactics	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
and	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
using	O
available	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
chat	O
service	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
user	B-General_Concept
friendliness	I-General_Concept
with	O
minimal	O
impact	O
to	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Discord	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
it	O
"	O
sounds	O
cool	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
talking	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
easy	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
spell	O
,	O
remember	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
trademark	O
and	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
problem	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
solve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
Hammer	O
&	O
Chisel	O
gained	O
additional	O
funding	O
from	O
YouWeb	O
's	O
9+	O
incubator	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
also	O
funded	O
the	O
startup	O
of	O
Hammer	O
&	O
Chisel	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Benchmark	O
capital	O
and	O
Tencent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
was	O
publicly	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
under	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
discordapp.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Citron	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
no	O
specific	O
moves	O
to	O
target	O
any	O
specific	O
audience	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
gaming-related	O
subreddits	B-Application
quickly	O
began	O
to	O
replace	O
their	O
IRC	B-Protocol
links	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
became	O
widely	O
used	O
by	O
esports	O
and	O
LAN	O
tournament	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
benefited	O
from	O
relationships	O
with	O
Twitch	B-Application
streamers	O
and	O
subreddit	O
communities	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
raised	O
an	O
additional	O
$20million	O
in	O
funding	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
investment	O
from	O
WarnerMedia	O
(	O
then	O
TimeWarner	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
provide	O
Discord	B-Application
support	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
users	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
link	O
their	O
Discord	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
accounts	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
connect	O
with	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
friends	O
list	O
through	O
Discord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
changed	O
its	O
motto	O
from	O
"	O
Chat	O
for	O
Gamers	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
Chat	O
for	O
Communities	O
and	O
Friends	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
server	O
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
username	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
@discordapp	O
to	O
@discord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
changed	O
its	O
primary	O
domain	O
from	O
discordapp.com	B-Application
to	O
discord.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
shifting	O
focus	O
away	O
from	O
video	O
gaming	O
specifically	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
all-purpose	O
communication	O
and	O
chat	O
client	O
for	O
all	O
functions	O
,	O
revealing	O
its	O
new	O
slogan	O
"	O
Your	O
place	O
to	O
talk	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
revised	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
had	O
hired	O
its	O
first	O
finance	O
chief	O
,	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
finance	O
for	O
Pinterest	B-Application
Tomasz	O
Marcinkowski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
inside	O
source	O
called	O
this	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
steps	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
towards	O
a	O
potential	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
,	O
though	O
co-founder	O
and	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
Jason	B-Application
Citron	I-Application
had	O
stated	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
thinking	O
about	O
taking	O
the	O
company	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
doubled	O
its	O
monthly	O
user	O
base	O
to	O
about	O
140million	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
and	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
that	O
several	O
companies	O
were	O
looking	O
to	O
purchase	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
named	O
as	O
the	O
likely	O
lead	O
buyer	O
at	O
a	O
value	O
estimated	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
launched	O
another	O
round	O
of	O
investment	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
those	O
investing	O
into	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intended	O
to	O
integrate	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
services	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
by	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
rebranded	O
its	O
game	O
controller-shaped	O
logo	O
"	O
Clyde	O
"	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
its	O
sixth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
changed	O
its	O
slogan	O
from	O
"	O
your	O
place	O
to	O
talk	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
imagine	O
a	O
place	O
"	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
easier	O
to	O
attach	O
to	O
additional	O
taglines	O
;	O
these	O
changes	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
backlash	O
and	O
criticism	O
from	O
Discord	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
acquired	O
Sentropy	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
specialized	O
in	O
using	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
systems	O
to	O
monitor	O
online	O
networks	O
for	O
abusive	O
messages	O
to	O
highlight	O
problematic	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
provide	O
recommendations	O
to	O
users	O
for	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
block	O
such	O
messages	O
or	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Sentropy	O
's	O
tools	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
exclusively	O
for	O
monitoring	O
Discord	B-Application
servers	B-Application
to	O
help	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
goals	O
to	O
prevent	O
harassment	O
of	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
funding	O
round	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
had	O
reported	O
in	O
2020	O
revenues	O
,	O
triple	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
valuation	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
captured	O
users	O
that	O
were	O
leaving	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
due	O
to	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
sent	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
notices	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
music	O
bots	B-Protocol
used	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
–	O
Groovy	O
and	O
Rythm	O
–	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
on	O
an	O
estimated	O
36million	O
servers	B-Application
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bots	B-Protocol
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
request	O
and	O
play	O
songs	O
in	O
a	O
voice	O
channel	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
ad-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
to	O
test	O
a	O
"	O
Watch	O
Together	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Discord	B-Application
users	O
to	O
watch	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citron	O
had	O
posted	O
mockup	O
images	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
around	O
the	O
proposed	O
Web3	O
principles	O
with	O
integrated	O
cryptocurrency	O
and	O
non-fungible	O
token	O
support	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
criticism	O
from	O
its	O
userbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
excited	O
about	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
Web3	O
technology	O
and	O
the	O
positive	O
ways	O
these	O
communities	O
are	O
coming	O
together	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
especially	O
those	O
organized	O
around	O
environmentally	O
friendly	O
,	O
creator-focused	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
employs	O
600	O
people	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CNIL	O
fined	O
Discord	B-Application
€	O
800,000	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
for	O
being	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
's	O
General	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
(	O
GDPR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
violations	O
found	O
by	O
CNIL	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
application	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
closed	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
disconnect	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
a	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
passwords	O
that	O
only	O
consist	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
publish	O
classified	O
United	O
States	O
documents	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
intelligence	O
leaks	O
in	O
recent	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
documents	O
,	O
distributed	O
on	O
a	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Discord	B-Application
server	O
as	O
photos	O
,	O
detailed	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
Russo-Ukrainian	O
War	O
,	O
surveillance	O
of	O
allied	O
and	O
adversarial	O
nations	O
,	O
and	O
indicated	O
cracks	O
in	O
alliances	O
with	O
nations	O
aligned	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
is	O
built	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
manage	O
private	O
and	O
public	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gives	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
tools	O
focused	O
around	O
communication	O
services	O
like	O
voice	O
and	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
,	O
persistent	O
chat	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
integrations	O
with	O
other	O
gamer-focused	O
services	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
direct	O
messages	O
and	O
create	O
personal	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Discord	B-Application
services	O
may	O
initially	O
seem	O
directed	O
only	O
towards	O
gamers	O
,	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
several	O
new	O
updates	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
more	O
useful	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
communities	O
are	O
organized	O
into	O
discrete	O
collections	O
of	O
channels	O
called	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
are	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
servers	B-Application
on	O
the	O
front	B-Architecture
end	I-Architecture
,	O
they	O
are	O
called	O
"	O
guilds	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
developer	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
servers	B-Application
for	O
free	O
,	O
manage	O
their	O
public	O
visibility	O
,	O
and	O
create	O
voice	O
channels	O
,	O
text	O
channels	O
,	O
and	O
categories	O
to	O
sort	O
the	O
channels	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
given	O
server	O
can	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
800,000	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
discovered	O
when	O
the	O
official	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Genshin	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
reached	O
maximum	O
capacity	O
,	O
although	O
Discord	B-Application
raised	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
over	O
1,000,000	O
members	O
for	O
their	O
Snowsgiving	O
2021	O
event	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
Discord-controlled	O
server	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
2021	O
winter	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
allows	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
to	O
verify	O
their	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verified	O
servers	B-Application
,	O
like	O
verified	O
accounts	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
,	O
have	O
badges	O
to	O
mark	O
them	O
as	O
official	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
about	O
450	O
servers	B-Application
were	O
verified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
can	O
help	O
servers	B-Application
obtain	O
perks	O
in	O
three	O
levels	O
via	O
the	O
"	O
Server	O
Boost	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
higher	O
quality	O
voice	O
channels	O
,	O
more	O
emoji	B-Application
slots	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
perks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
buy	O
boosts	O
for	O
servers	B-Application
for	O
$4.99	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
"	O
subscribers	O
get	O
two	O
boosts	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
Nitro	O
,	O
and	O
30%	O
off	O
for	O
additional	O
boosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
unveiled	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Community	O
servers	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
such	O
features	O
like	O
a	O
custom	O
welcome	O
screen	O
,	O
server	O
insights	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
advertise	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
Server	O
Discovery	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channels	O
may	O
be	O
either	O
used	O
for	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
and	O
streaming	O
or	O
for	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
and	O
file	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
nonstandard	O
,	O
Discord-specific	O
syntax	O
that	O
underlines	O
the	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
launched	O
Stage	O
Channels	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Clubhouse	B-Application
which	O
allows	O
for	O
live	O
,	O
moderated	O
channels	O
,	O
for	O
audio	O
talks	O
,	O
discussions	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
uses	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
further	O
be	O
potentially	O
gated	O
to	O
only	O
invited	O
or	O
ticketed	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
launched	O
Threads	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
temporary	O
text	O
channels	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
automatically	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
foster	O
more	O
communication	O
within	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
launched	O
Forum	O
Channels	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
the	O
ability	O
provide	O
a	O
space	O
for	O
organized	O
discussions	O
within	O
a	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct	O
messages	O
in	O
Discord	B-Application
allow	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
messages	O
,	O
share	O
files	O
,	O
live	O
stream	O
their	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
call	O
others	O
privately	O
outside	O
of	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
added	O
feature	O
in	O
Discord	B-Application
direct	O
messages	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
message	O
groups	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
register	O
for	O
Discord	B-Application
with	O
an	O
email	O
address	O
and	O
must	O
create	O
a	O
username	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
username	O
,	O
each	O
user	O
is	O
assigned	O
a	O
four-digit	O
number	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
discriminator	O
"	O
(	O
colloquially	O
a	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
tag	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
prefixed	O
with	O
"	O
#	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
their	O
username	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
subscribe	O
to	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
this	O
tag	O
to	O
any	O
four-digit	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
various	O
external	O
platforms	O
to	O
their	O
account	O
,	O
including	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
Twitch	B-Application
,	O
TikTok	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
assign	O
themselves	O
a	O
profile	B-Application
picture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
for	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
monetization	O
plan	O
,	O
can	O
use	O
animated	O
profile	B-Application
pictures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
added	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
all	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
an	O
about	O
me	O
section	O
to	O
their	O
profile	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
colored	O
banner	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
their	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
for	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
have	O
the	O
added	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
a	O
static	O
or	O
animated	O
image	O
as	O
their	O
banner	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
solid	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
calling	I-Application
and	O
screen	B-Protocol
sharing	I-Protocol
were	O
added	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
private	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
with	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
users	O
,	O
later	O
increased	O
to	O
50	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
popularity	O
of	O
video	B-Application
calling	I-Application
during	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
expanded	O
with	O
live	O
streaming	O
channels	O
in	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
features	O
somewhat	O
mimic	O
the	O
livestreaming	O
capabilities	O
of	O
platforms	O
like	O
Twitch	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
does	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
these	O
services	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
small	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
games	O
storefront	O
beta	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
curated	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
through	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
First	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
"	O
featured	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
their	O
developers	O
attest	O
to	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
help	O
in	O
getting	O
launched	O
,	O
giving	O
these	O
games	O
90	O
days	O
of	O
exclusivity	O
on	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
subscribers	O
will	O
also	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
rotating	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
subscription	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
Nitro	O
being	O
bumped	O
from	O
$4.99	O
to	O
$9.99	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
which	O
challenged	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
by	O
only	O
taking	O
a	O
12%	O
cut	O
of	O
game	O
revenue	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
reduce	O
its	O
own	O
revenue	O
cut	O
to	O
10%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
support	O
developers	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
Discord	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
that	O
ran	O
their	O
own	O
servers	B-Application
to	O
offer	O
their	O
games	O
through	O
a	O
dedicated	O
store	O
channel	O
on	O
their	O
server	O
,	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
managing	O
the	O
payment	O
processing	O
and	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
removed	O
the	O
digital	O
storefront	O
,	O
instead	O
choosing	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Nitro	O
subscription	O
and	O
having	O
direct	O
sales	O
be	O
done	O
through	O
developer	O
's	O
own	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
ending	O
its	O
free	O
game	O
service	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
as	O
they	O
found	O
too	O
few	O
people	O
were	O
playing	O
the	O
games	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
its	O
GameBridge	O
API	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
allows	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
directly	O
integrate	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
within	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
added	O
a	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
rich	O
presence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
integration	O
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
games	O
through	O
Discord	B-Application
or	O
to	O
display	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
progression	O
in	O
their	O
Discord	B-Application
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
tools	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
bots	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
discord.js	O
that	O
allow	O
bot	B-Protocol
developers	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
control	O
their	O
bot	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Documentation	O
for	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
API	B-General_Concept
is	O
hosted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
and	O
formatted	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
prohibit	O
modifying	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
its	O
community	O
has	O
done	O
so	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BetterDiscord	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
has	O
created	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
desktop	O
modification	O
that	O
allows	O
various	O
plugins	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
plugins	O
augment	O
existing	O
functionalities	O
or	O
add	O
additional	O
ones	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
offered	O
by	O
Discord	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
plugin	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
allows	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
apply	O
custom	O
skins	B-Application
for	O
free	O
;	O
another	O
plugin	O
allows	O
increasing	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
a	O
voice-call	O
participant	O
beyond	O
the	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BetterDiscord	O
's	O
developers	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
modification	O
are	O
not	O
at	O
risk	O
of	O
being	O
sanctioned	O
by	O
Discord	B-Application
so	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
use	O
additional	O
modifications	O
that	O
further	O
violate	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
is	O
a	O
persistent	O
group	O
chat	O
software	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
eventually	B-General_Concept
consistent	I-General_Concept
database	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
metaphors	O
of	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
channels	O
similar	O
to	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
even	O
though	O
these	O
servers	B-Application
do	O
not	O
map	O
to	O
traditional	O
hardware	O
or	O
virtual	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
instead	O
database	O
entities	O
in	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
,	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	O
use	O
React	B-Application
,	O
using	O
React	B-Application
Native	I-Application
on	O
iOS/iPadOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
natively	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
shares	O
code	O
with	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
client	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
Electron	B-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
framework	I-Operating_System
using	O
web	O
technologies	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
multi-platform	O
and	O
operate	O
as	O
an	O
installed	O
application	O
on	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Google	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Platform	I-General_Concept
's	O
infrastructure	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
thirty	O
data	B-Operating_System
centres	I-Operating_System
located	O
in	O
thirteen	O
regions	O
to	O
keep	O
latency	O
with	O
clients	B-Protocol
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Opus	B-Algorithm
audio	I-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
is	O
low	O
latency	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
compress	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
added	O
noise	O
suppression	O
into	O
its	O
mobile	O
app	O
using	O
the	O
Krisp	O
audio-filtering	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
's	O
backend	B-Architecture
is	O
written	O
mostly	O
in	O
Elixir	B-Language
and	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Rust	B-Application
,	O
Go	B-Application
,	O
and	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
software	O
itself	O
comes	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
investigated	O
ways	O
to	O
monetize	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
potential	O
options	O
including	O
paid	O
customization	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
emoji	B-Application
or	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
paid	O
subscription	O
and	O
features	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
"	O
(	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fee	O
of	O
$4.99	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
get	O
an	O
animated	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
use	O
custom	O
and/or	O
animated	O
emojis	B-Application
across	O
all	O
servers	B-Application
(	O
non-Nitro	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
custom	O
emoji	B-Application
on	O
the	O
server	O
they	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
increased	O
maximum	O
file	O
size	O
on	O
file	O
uploads	O
(	O
from	O
8	O
MB	O
to	O
50	O
MB	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
screen	O
share	O
in	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
own	O
discriminator	O
(	O
from	O
#0001	O
to	O
#9999	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
profile	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
"	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
"	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
cost	O
$9.99	O
and	O
included	O
access	O
to	O
free	O
games	O
through	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
game	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monthly	O
subscribers	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
games	O
store	O
were	O
gifted	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
,	O
lasting	O
until	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
yearly	O
subscribers	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
were	O
gifted	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
until	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
ended	O
their	O
free	O
game	O
service	O
with	O
Nitro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
introduced	O
Server	O
Boosts	O
,	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
benefit	O
specific	O
servers	B-Application
by	O
purchasing	O
a	O
"	O
boost	O
"	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
enough	O
boosts	O
granting	O
various	O
benefits	O
for	O
the	O
users	O
in	O
that	O
particular	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
with	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
or	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
have	O
a	O
30%	O
discount	O
on	O
server	O
boost	O
costs	O
,	O
with	O
Nitro	O
subscribers	O
specifically	O
also	O
getting	O
2	O
free	O
server	O
boosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
began	O
testing	O
digital	O
stickers	O
on	O
its	O
platform	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
for	O
users	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
stickers	O
cost	O
between	O
$1.50	O
and	O
$2.25	O
and	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
monetization	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
subscribers	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
Up	O
Wumpus	O
"	O
sticker	O
pack	O
focused	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Wumpus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
"	O
subscription	O
tier	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
$2.99	O
"	O
Discord	B-Application
Nitro	I-Application
Basic	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
$9.99	O
"	O
Nitro	O
"	O
tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
way	O
Discord	B-Application
makes	O
money	O
is	O
through	O
a	O
10%	O
commission	O
as	O
the	O
distribution	O
fee	O
from	O
all	O
games	O
sold	O
through	O
game	O
developers	O
 '	O
verified	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Hammer	O
&	O
Chisel	O
reported	O
that	O
Discord	B-Application
had	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
3million	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
growth	O
of	O
1million	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
reaching	O
11million	O
users	O
in	O
July	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
third	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
130million	O
unique	O
registered	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
observed	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
its	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
used	O
for	O
gaming-related	O
purposes	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
users	O
for	O
non-gaming	O
activities	O
,	O
like	O
stock	O
trading	O
,	O
fantasy	O
football	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
shared	O
interest	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Tom	O
Marks	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
described	O
Discord	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
VoIP	B-Application
service	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lifehacker	O
has	O
praised	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
interface	O
,	O
ease	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
use	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
platform	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
had	O
at	O
least	O
350million	O
registered	O
users	O
across	O
its	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
has	O
had	O
problems	O
with	O
hostile	O
behavior	O
and	O
abuse	O
within	O
chats	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
communities	O
of	O
chat	O
servers	B-Application
being	O
"	O
raided	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
taking	O
over	O
of	O
a	O
server	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
)	O
by	O
other	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
plans	O
to	O
implement	O
changes	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
rid	O
the	O
platform	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
better	O
protect	O
its	O
users	O
and	O
its	O
services	O
since	O
these	O
events	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
has	O
implemented	O
a	O
trust	O
and	O
safety	O
team	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
respond	O
to	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
dealing	O
with	O
user	O
harassment	O
,	O
servers	B-Application
that	O
violate	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
protecting	O
servers	B-Application
from	O
"	O
raiding	O
"	O
and	O
spamming	O
by	O
malicious	O
users	O
or	O
bots	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Beast	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
found	O
several	O
Discord	B-Application
servers	B-Application
that	O
were	O
specifically	O
engaged	O
in	O
distributing	O
revenge	O
porn	O
and	O
facilitating	O
real-world	O
harassment	O
of	O
the	O
victims	O
of	O
these	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
actions	O
are	O
against	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
and	O
Discord	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
banned	O
users	O
identified	O
from	O
these	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
gained	O
popularity	O
with	O
the	O
alt-right	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
pseudonymity	O
and	O
privacy	O
offered	O
by	O
Discord	B-Application
's	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analyst	O
Keegan	O
Hankes	O
from	O
the	O
Southern	O
Poverty	O
Law	O
Center	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
pretty	O
unavoidable	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
this	O
 [ alt-right ] 	O
movement	O
without	O
participating	O
in	O
Discord.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
Jason	B-Application
Citron	I-Application
stated	O
Discord	B-Application
was	O
aware	O
of	O
these	O
groups	O
and	O
their	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citron	O
stated	O
that	O
servers	B-Application
found	O
to	O
be	O
engaged	O
in	O
illegal	O
activities	O
or	O
violations	O
of	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
not	O
disclose	O
any	O
examples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
violent	O
events	O
that	O
occurred	O
during	O
the	O
Unite	O
the	O
Right	O
rally	O
in	O
Charlottesville	O
,	O
Virginia	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
found	O
that	O
Discord	B-Application
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
plan	O
and	O
organize	O
the	O
white	O
nationalist	O
rally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
responded	O
by	O
closing	O
servers	B-Application
that	O
supported	O
the	O
alt-right	O
and	O
far-right	O
,	O
and	O
banning	O
users	O
who	O
had	O
participated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
's	O
executives	O
condemned	O
"	O
white	O
supremacy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
neo-Nazism	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
these	O
groups	O
"	O
are	O
not	O
welcome	O
on	O
Discord	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
has	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
Southern	O
Poverty	O
Law	O
Center	O
to	O
identify	O
hateful	O
groups	O
using	O
Discord	B-Application
and	O
ban	O
those	O
groups	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
several	O
neo-Nazi	O
and	O
alt-right	O
servers	B-Application
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
including	O
those	O
operated	O
by	O
neo-Nazi	O
terrorist	O
group	O
Atomwaffen	O
Division	O
,	O
Nordic	O
Resistance	O
Movement	O
,	O
Iron	O
March	O
,	O
and	O
European	O
Domas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
media	O
collective	O
Unicorn	O
Riot	O
published	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
a	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
used	O
by	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
white	O
nationalist	O
group	O
Identity	O
Evropa	O
who	O
were	O
also	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unicorn	O
Riot	O
has	O
since	O
published	O
member	O
lists	O
and	O
contents	O
of	O
several	O
dozen	O
servers	B-Application
connected	O
to	O
alt-right	O
,	O
white	O
supremacist	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
such	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Capitol	O
attack	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
deleted	O
the	O
pro-Donald	O
Trump	O
server	O
The	O
Donald	O
,	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
overt	O
connection	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
forum	O
used	O
to	O
incite	O
violence	O
,	O
plan	O
an	O
armed	O
insurrection	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
spread	O
harmful	O
misinformation	O
related	O
to	O
2020	O
U.S.	O
election	O
fraud	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
denying	O
that	O
the	O
server	O
had	O
any	O
direct	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
Capitol	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
r/The_Donald	O
subreddit	O
,	O
which	O
Reddit	B-Application
had	O
deleted	O
several	O
months	O
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
anti-disinformation	O
organization	O
Logically	O
reported	O
that	O
Holocaust	O
denial	O
,	O
neo-Nazism	O
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
hate	O
speech	O
were	O
flourishing	O
on	O
the	O
Discord	B-Application
and	O
Telegram	B-Application
groups	O
for	O
the	O
German	O
website	O
Disclose.tv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Gendron	O
used	O
a	O
private	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
as	O
a	O
diary	O
for	O
weeks	O
as	O
he	O
prepared	O
for	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
told	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
the	O
server	O
was	O
deleted	O
by	O
moderators	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
state	O
attorney	O
general	O
's	O
office	O
announced	O
an	O
investigation	O
of	O
Discord	B-Application
among	O
other	O
online	O
services	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
shooting	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
taken	O
enough	O
steps	O
to	O
prevent	O
such	O
content	O
from	O
being	O
broadcast	O
on	O
their	O
services	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
Discord	B-Application
said	O
they	O
would	O
comply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
utilises	O
both	O
simple	O
(	O
explicitly	O
configured	O
)	O
and	O
complex	O
(	O
AI-based	O
)	O
premoderation	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discord	B-Application
has	O
been	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
problems	O
with	O
sexual	O
exploitation	O
of	O
children	O
and	O
young	O
teenagers	O
on	O
its	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
updated	O
its	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
to	O
ban	O
drawn	O
pornography	O
with	O
underage	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Discord	B-Application
users	O
subsequently	O
criticized	O
the	O
moderation	O
staff	O
for	O
selectively	O
allowing	O
"	O
cub	O
"	O
content	O
,	O
or	O
underage	O
pornographic	O
furry	O
artwork	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
numerous	O
complaints	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
amended	O
its	O
community	O
guidelines	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
to	O
include	O
"	O
non-humanoid	O
animals	O
and	O
mythological	O
creatures	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
underage	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
disallowed	O
categories	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
announcing	O
periodic	O
transparency	O
reports	O
to	O
better	O
communicate	O
with	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
banned	O
the	O
r/WallStreetBets	O
server	O
during	O
the	O
GameStop	O
short	O
squeeze	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
hateful	O
and	O
discriminatory	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
users	O
found	O
contentious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
Discord	B-Application
allowed	O
another	O
server	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
began	O
assisting	O
with	O
moderation	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
