The Latest Breaking News from Stanislav Vishnevskiy

Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil after teen's suicide

BRASíLIA - Popular messaging platform Discord said Monday that it had complied with a Brazilian government order to suspend livestreaming and video calls in the country after a teen girl was allegedly goaded into taking her own life during one such broadcast.

Bangkok Post · Aug 17

Discord CTO outlines age verification changes, delays global launch

Age policy revised.

Dot Esports · Feb 25

Discord pushes back global age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency

Discord is postponing its controversial age verification policy after users of the popular platform for gamers to communicate online expressed strong objections and privacy concerns

The Independent UK · Feb 25

We have Final Fantasy 11 to thank for everything being on Discord, now—the app's co-creator made its prototype to talk strategy with his MMO buds

"I was obsessed with FF11, and I made something like a prototype of Discord as software that could be used while playing the game."

PC Gamer · Oct 14, 2024

Discord's creator is such a Final Fantasy 11 fan he essentially created the entire platform just to talk to friends while playing the MMO

Stanislav Vishnevskiy is also fond of Final Fantasy 14 but hasn't built anything quite as comparable as a result

GamesRadar · Oct 14, 2024

Discord forces members to change usernames, discord erupts

Discord is a social app favored by gamers

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

How do I change my Discord username? Identity overhaul to affect 350 million users

The messaging app wants to make it asier for you to connect with friends

Evening Standard · May 7, 2023

Discord usernames are changing to remove hashtag and numbers

Discord is changing its naming conventions to be more like Twitter in order to improve the user experience. But it might cause a headache at first.

Windows Central · May 4, 2023

Brace yourself: Discord is going to make everyone pick a new username

Discord is eliminating the "discriminator" numbers from usernames, which is good news—but there's a downside.

PC Gamer · May 3, 2023