Discord Voice and Video Calls Now End-to-End Encrypted by Default
Discord Voice and Video Calls Now End-to-End Encrypted by Default Wednesday May 20, 2026 4:43 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Discord says it has switched on end-to-end…
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Discord is a communication platform that provides voice, video, and text chat for communities organized into servers.
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Complaints about Nitro, Discord's subscription, and the venture capital-backed pressure to grow that guides the company's product decisions have existed for years. While those might play a role, the current exodus from Discord seems like it can rest squarely at the feet of the company's age-verification policies. Discord announced a new collection of teen safety features in February 2026 to follow the United Kingdom's Online Safety Act, and a growing number of laws that require platforms to use age verification to prevent children from accessing adult content. Discord's so-called "Teen Default
Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix - EngadgetWhat open-source Discord alternatives are out there?
With an open-source chat platform, security is still an issue, but a mass age-verification system isn't a concern when you're just hosting a server for you and your friends. Not every option offers the same familiar interface as Discord, but you can get core features like text chat and voice and video calls from most open-source chat apps. If you actually want to easily self-host a server, the options get more limited. Apps like Stoat, Element, Fluxxer and Cinny offer Discord or Slack-like experiences that you can run on your own hardware, either using a bespoke system or the open-source Matri
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Discord Nitro-abonnees lijken beperkte versie van Xbox Game Pass te krijgen
Microsoft lijkt Discord-gebruikers met een Nitro-abonnement toegang te gaan geven tot een beperkte versie van Xbox Game Pass. Uit de code van de chatdienst blijkt dat gebruikers toegang krijgen tot…
Discord Nitro subscribers to receive "starter edition" of Xbox Game Pass through new partnership
Xbox and Discord have announced a partnership offering a "starter edition" of Game Pass to Nitro subscribers. The starter edition provides access to a library of over 50 PC and console games…
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Show HN: Concord – Discord in Terminal
Concord(not that game) is TUI client for discord.Here are features: Login by token, email/password or QR code from the mobile appVim-style keys and full customizationMessaging, Voice chat supportAttachment downloads, upl…
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Show HN: Concord – Discord, but Like Vim
Concord is TUI client for discord with voice chat, vim-like keybinding with full customization, inline image previews and more!Here are features:- Login by token, email/password or QR code from the mobile app- Vim-style …
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Show HN: SeaTicket – AI agent that resolve GitHub and Discord issues
https://seaticket.ai/After maintaining Seafile, open-source file-sync software, since 2012. Somewhere across those fourteen years, "go check if someone already reported this" turned into one of the most common lines in o…
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Discord's paid Nitro subscription now includes Xbox Game Pass, discounts on gaming hardware
…Scott Duwe Senior Staff Writer | May 11, 2026 9:42 am Image via Discord A new version of Xbox Game Pass will soon be available as part of perks for Discord’s…
"Discord isn't going anywhere": Why did Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam all quietly surrender their social strategies?
…Instead, it leaves a gap where those communities used to exist, and in most cases, that gap is now being filled by Discord. Looking at PlayStation, it’s the same pattern. Discord…
Xbox Game Pass joins Discord Nitro
Xbox Game Pass officially joins Discord Nitro as part of Xbox’s new tier , dubbed Starter Edition, which had previously leaked not too long ago . With this new tier, Discord Nitro subscribers…
Discord Announces New Nitro Rewards Including Xbox Game Pass Subscription
…Nitro Rewards are the latest perk added to the Nitro service on Discord, first introduced a decade ago, and will “support the entire gaming lifestyle,” including the gear used, what they play…
Discord's voice and video calls just got much more secure, but it's still leaving text messages exposed
…Discord has just announced that it's implementing E2EE to its video and audio calls, meaning that people can talk with one another without fear of someone, including Discord itself, peeking in…
Discord is currently down for thousands of users
If you’re trying to log into Discord or send messages right now but keep running into errors, you’re not alone. It looks like Discord is currently facing a major outage…