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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Hern UK technology editor

UK Treasury joins chat app Discord and is met with torrent of abuse

The Discord and Twitter icons on a smartphone screen
Social media users are trying out alternatives such as Discord as Twitter’s future looks increasingly uncertain. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The UK Treasury has opened an account on Discord to a torrent of abuse from users of the gamer-focused chat app – abuse they managed to send despite the government blocking all comments on the service.

As Twitter’s future looks increasingly uncertain, prominent users are preparing alternatives, directing followers to Facebook and Instagram accounts, handing out their Mastodon addresses, and setting up servers on chat apps such as Discord.

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