NEW YORK — Discord, the social media platform on which U.S. classified documents appearing to pertain to the Ukraine war and other parts of the world were leaked over the last several months, is one of a number of platforms that have become popular with far-right extremists, experts say.
In its infancy, Discord was built by founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy to help people around the world chat while playing video games online. Launched in 2015, the platform today is home to 150 million active users around the world with communities of interest that extend into education, music, tech, and science.
Last year, the New York attorney general's office announced it was investigating tech platforms including Discord in connection with the mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 people. Users on Discord can sign up using only minimal personal information that does not need to be verified. Users are only required to enter a working email address.
While Discord and other messaging platforms have been scrutinized for their content moderation and privacy rules, the Discord platform is mostly used by gamers, crypto enthusiasts and younger people to chat and interact. It has become more popular over the years, experts said.
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