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Discord says a bug in its safety system briefly banned more than 8,000 accounts for posting grid-like or other benign images; staff cleared the flags, but the automatic lift didn’t happen, and all affected users have since been unbanned.
Tim Sweeney, in a PC Gamer interview, pushes a 'Team Open' concept to unify social and identity layers across Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC storefronts, arguing that cross-platform connectivity would reduce friction for players; he likens it to the early email standard, but critics note that services like Discord already offer similar functionality and question the feasibility and business implications of uniting rival ecosystems.
CBS News analysis shows multiple viewers watched the San Diego Islamic Center attack live via a Signal livestream, with a Discord user recording and sharing the feed; one viewer urged others to alert police, though it’s unclear if anyone did. The two teen gunmen died by suicide after killing a third victim, and some watchers appeared to be overseas. Discord preserved related data for investigators, while authorities and experts note how online platforms enable such violence.
Discord has enabled default end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls across desktop, mobile, web, and consoles, extending the DAVE protocol with WebRTC transforms and MLS to minimize latency and secure calls. Stage channels are excluded from encryption, and there’s no opt-in. Text messaging remains unencrypted under this rollout, with Firefox-related compatibility issues resolved during testing.
Xbox and Discord are expanding their collaboration to make Game Pass more social. Discord Nitro now includes a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass where available, with easier discovery of Game Pass titles and a new Play button flow. Later this month, eligible Xbox Game Pass subscribers will receive Discord Nitro benefits (Orb rewards, Quest bonuses, and shop discounts) as part of the ongoing partnership, with more details to come.
Discord faced an outage lasting a bit over an hour with users seeing increased API errors. The company said it was investigating at 3:08 PM ET and by 6:38 PM ET all critical functionalities had been restored for all users.
Thousands of Discord users reported outages on Friday afternoon, with about 38,000 reports by 4 p.m. ET and initial problems surfacing around 2:45 p.m., concentrated in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle; Discord did not immediately respond for comment.
Discord users allegedly gained unauthorized access to Anthropic’s Mythos Preview by analyzing data from a Mercor breach and guessing the model’s online location, aided by permissions tied to an Anthropic contractor; they accessed Mythos and other unreleased models and used the access to build simple websites rather than perform malicious hacks, underscoring ongoing concerns about access controls for AI development tools.
A leaked image and in‑app code suggest Discord Nitro subscribers could gain access to a new Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition, offering 50+ games (including Stardew Valley and Fallout 4) and up to 10 hours of cloud streaming per month. The plan appears to be a bundling tactic to boost daily active users, but details on pricing, exact game lineup (including third‑party titles), and whether this is a temporary experiment remain unconfirmed.
Microsoft is teasing a Discord–Xbox Game Pass partnership that could bundle third-party perks into Game Pass subscriptions, possibly including Discord Nitro features. The move, hinted by CEO Asha Sharma as a way to make Game Pass more flexible, follows recent price reductions and comes with testing of new changes, though concrete details aren’t yet disclosed.
A 20-year-old man was arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and he allegedly threatened OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters. The suspect had joined PauseAI’s Discord server about two years ago; PauseAI said he had no role in the group and banned him after the attack. He faces eight charges, including arson of an inhabited structure and attempted murder, as investigators link the incident to security concerns around OpenAI and Altman’s leadership in AI.
A father fights through Discord’s unhelpful support after his underage daughter—who lied about her age to join—gets hacked and used to target other minors. A data dump shows Discord knew she was a teen before the breach, yet support tickets were closed and escalation was limited, illustrating safety gaps and privacy concerns. The case feeds into broader calls for stronger age checks, with Discord proposing on-device verification and reduced ID collection as global age checks roll out, while parents remain wary about data collection and ongoing access.
Arc Raiders issued an emergency hotfix after its Discord integration reportedly logged all Discord events—potentially including private messages—via the Discord SDK. Embark Studios said this data stayed on users’ devices and will disable logging while conducting a deeper audit, with early reports confirming the patch resolved the issue.
Microsoft banned the pejorative Microslop in its official Copilot Discord server as part of a spam crackdown, using temporary filters and channel lockdowns to slow harmful messages; the company says the move protects users while stronger safeguards are rolled out, even as it reconsiders its broad AI push and features like Recall.
Microsoft’s MSFT shares edged up about 2% as investors shrugged off a Discord furor over the term 'Microslop,' including moderation actions by the company; analysts maintain a bullish stance with a Strong Buy consensus and a price target near $594, implying roughly 48% upside.