Difference between revisions of "Discord"
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− | '''Discord''' is a voice, video, and text communication service used by over a hundred million people to hang out and talk with their friends and communities <ref | + | '''Discord''' is a voice, video, and text communication service used by over a hundred million people to hang out and talk with their friends and communities <ref name="About Discord | Our Mission and Values"> https://discord.com/company </ref>. |
== History == | == History == | ||
+ | In 2015, founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy took it upon themselves to create a service that encouraged talking, helped form memories, and recreated the feeling of togetherness all found through gaming. Discord was started to solve a big problem: how to communicate with friends around the world while playing games online, in addition to making it easy to participate in conversation, hopping around text, voice and video to talk <ref name="About Discord | Our Mission and Values"/>. | ||
== Usage == | == Usage == |
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Discord is a voice, video, and text communication service used by over a hundred million people to hang out and talk with their friends and communities [1].
History
In 2015, founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy took it upon themselves to create a service that encouraged talking, helped form memories, and recreated the feeling of togetherness all found through gaming. Discord was started to solve a big problem: how to communicate with friends around the world while playing games online, in addition to making it easy to participate in conversation, hopping around text, voice and video to talk [1].
Usage
Gamers
Universities
Features
Servers
Channels
Direct Messaging
Video Calls
Live Streaming
User Profile & Personalization
Ethical Implications
Cyberbullying
Anonymity
Hate Speech
Predatory Behavior
Doxxing
Pornography
See also
- Anonymous Behavior in Virtual Environments
- Anonymous Online Presence and Harassment
- Cyberbullying
- Flaming
- Griefing
- Online Identity
- Social Networking
- Troll