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Why Discord founder Jason Citron is stepping down from CEO job

Discord co-founder Jason Citron reflects on stepping down as CEO and passing the torch to gaming veteran Humam Sakhnini in an exclusive GamesBeat interview.

GamesBeat

Wicked Saints launches World Reborn with Discord partnership

Wicked Saints Studios partners with Discord to blend gaming and real-world impact in new game, World Reborn, to create a meaningful quest that supports mental wellness and fosters genuine connection among Gen Z players.

Variety

How Discord Hopes to Expand Beyond the Gamer Community Without Alienating Its Core Consumers

Peter Sellis discusses Discord's first ten years and how the company will continue to build its product for all users.

Polygon

Can Discord solve gaming’s discovery problem?

Theorycraft Games leverages Discord’s community tools and Social SDK to tackle gaming’s discovery problem, using deep player engagement to build lasting connections around their game, Supervive.

GamesBeat

The Discord Social SDK enables developers to tap into Discord’s social infrastructure at no cost

Jason Citron details the launch of the Discord Social SDK and Discord's vision for driving game discovery and growth for developers.

The Verge

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI, and Google found new child safety group

The ROOST initiative aims to provide other companies with free, open-source AI tools to help protect children online.

Yahoo Built By Girls

Tech For Good: How Discord is Powering Safer Gaming Spaces

Savannah Badalich, Discord’s Senior Director of Product Policy, shares how Discord works to keep over 200 million monthly users safe.

Gaming Founders Podcast

Pivoting To Survive: Stan Vishnevskiy's Journey on Founding Discord

Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord co-founder and CTO, shares key moments that shaped Discord, discusses the importance of product-market fit, and reflects on how a decade of learning and innovation drives Discord’s role in the gaming industry today.

The Verge

‘Play Instantly on Discord’: Fortnite will be Nvidia and Discord’s first instant game demo

Discord, Nvidia, and Epic Games are testing a new feature, allowing users to try games like Fortnite directly in Discord without downloading or buying them.

Pocketgamer.biz

Discord launches social SDK for in-game voice and messaging integration

Discord announced its powerful in-game communication tools, are now available to developers through the Discord Social SDK.

The Information

Free Software for Content Moderation

Discord developed and donated Osprey, our safety tooling, to ROOST, a nonprofit dedicated to democratizing safety infrastructure, in order to make it freely available as a public good.

Engadget

Discord's virtual Orbs currency is now available for everyone to earn

After initially beta testing Orbs, a virtual reward players can earn on the platform by completing Quests, Discord launched the feature for Discord users globally.

Forbes

How Wicked Saints Studios Is Turning Gen Z Into Real-World Heroes—One Quest At A Time

Savannah Badalich, Senior Director of Product Policy at Discord, emphasizes how Discord uses games, like new video game World Reborn, to help people discover who they are and find genuine connection.

Engadget

Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are

Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Co-Founder and CTO of Discord, discusses the evolution of Discord and the valuable lessons learned in building the brand from the ground up.

PC Gamer

Discord asks users to ponder its Orbs, an earnable currency you can use to buy Nitro

Peter Sellis provides an overview of Discord Orbs, virtual rewards earned by completing Quests, as beta testing began.

The Verge

Discord’s new currency pays users to interact with ads

Discord announces the latest evolution of its advertisement business with the beta testing of Orbs, a virtual reward players can earn on the platform by completing Quests.

PCWorld

Discord’s new PC app is faster, cleaner, with a fresh coat of paint

The revamped Discord desktop app brings a completely new look and exciting new features.

Built By Girls

How a Video Game Called World Reborn Is Turning Digital Play Into Real World Impact

Jess Murrey, CEO and Co-Founder of Wicked Saints Studios, discusses how their game, World Reborn, is designed to teach young people how to make change in their lives, including through a partnership with Discord.

Cheat Codes Podcast

Wicked Saints "World Reborn" Gaming is my Superpower

Savannah Badalich, Senior Director of Product Policy at Discord, and Jess Murrey, CEO and Co-Founder of Wicked Saints Studios, dive into the power of gaming as a force for good.

GamesBeat

Discord says 1st year of Quests generated 70 campaigns and millions of gamer rewards

Peter Sellis, Senior Vice President of Product, and Adam Bauer, Vice President of Sales, discuss the first year of Discord Quests and the millions of rewards players have earned by completing them.

GamesBeat

Discord revamps overlay and desktop to make PC gaming easier

Discord announced a new Overlay feature and an updated desktop app, tailored to address user requests for improved performance and design changes.

Gizmodo

Discord’s Overlay Update May Finally Convince Your Friends to Turn on Video Chat

Discord announced a new Overlay feature and an updated desktop app, tailored to address user requests for improved performance and design changes.

AdWeek

Discord to Debut Its First Mobile Ads Amid IPO Chatter

Peter Sellis, Senior Vice President of Product at Discord, unveils Video Quests on Mobile, bringing Quests to mobile users for the first time.

TechCrunch

Discord launches SDK to help developers enhance social experiences in their games

Discord launched the Discord Social SDK, a free toolkit enabling developers to integrate the platform’s voice and messaging features directly into their games.

PC Gamer

Your Discord friends list may soon appear directly in the games you play

Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord co-founder and CTO, discusses the launch of the Discord Social SDK and how it lets developers integrate friends lists, chat, and in-game Discord features to enhance multiplayer experiences across platforms.

Digital Trends

You can now ignore certain people on Discord to protect your peace

Discord announced a new Ignore button, designed to let users quietly manage interactions and protect themselves from toxic or unwanted contacts without alerting the other person.

The Hill

Tech companies raise more than $27 million to build infrastructure for kids online safety

A group of leading companies including Discord and OpenAI launch a new initiative focused on building open-source tools to boost online safety.

Digiday

Discord’s advertising push continues: A Q&A with new Discord CBO Jules Shumaker

Jules Shumaker, Chief Business Officer at Discord, discusses her role and the company’s ambition to build an ad product which delivers a positive user experience.

20VC with Harry Stebbings

The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users

Jason discusses raising $1BN for the company and scaling it to 200M users, founding OpenFeint prior to Discord and more.

a16z Podcast

How Discord Became a Developer Platform

Jason Citron alongside Anjney Midha shares insights on the shift from gamer to developer and more.

The Verge

Discord is Making it Easier for App Developers to Make Money

Discord is introducing new monetization features and lowering platform fees to 15 percent for the first $1 million that developers make.

The Verge

The Case for a Smaller, More Private Internet

For teens and gamers, Discord has become their entire online social lives. Co-founder Jason Citron thinks the internet is headed more in that direction.

Fast Company: Leaders in Innovation

Creating a 'Third Space' for Togetherness

James Vincent talks with Jason Citron about safety, togetherness, and how we can use good AI to battle bad AI.

How I Built this with Guy Raz

How I Built this with Guy Raz

Jason Citron and Guy Raz talk about Jason's early career and how Discord grew to become the platform it is today.