Discord: Quick Facts

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Nov. 8, 2026

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Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM • Nov. 5, 2026, 6:39 AM ET (The Verge)

Opioid Users Found a ‘Miracle Drug’ to Help Them Quit. Then the DEA Banned It • Nov. 3, 2026, 5:00 AM ET (WIRED)

Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns • Oct. 27, 2026, 5:22 PM ET (TechCrunch)

FBI probes 16-year-old Bend shooter’s online radicalization, apparent Nazi obsession • Oct. 22, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (The Oregonian)

Florida’s attorney general sues Discord, says platform exposes kids to predators • Oct. 15, 2026, 3:27 PM ET (Miami Herald)

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