In the weeks since billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter, some customers have thought of various social media platforms. That’s not to say Twitter is gone: It’s nonetheless up and operating, regardless of huge worker turnover and chaotic adjustments to its verification service. Communications app Discord has come up within the conversations round substitute platforms, particularly amongst these within the gaming neighborhood who already depend on it to join with others.
Discord works on computer systems, Xbox gaming consoles and cell gadgets. Some customers have complained that Discord is much less intuitive to use than purposes like Zoom or Skype, however its emphasis on textual content and voice have made it a go-to for avid gamers, who like its reliability, pseudonymity and concentrate on textual content and voice chat over video.
Since 2015, Discord has raised a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in enterprise capital funding, and slowly reworked components of its platform to be extra brand-friendly. Like different communications apps, Discord flourished within the pandemic, and will see a brand new surge of customers searching for Twitter options. (Discord declined to share statistics on what number of new customers have joined the platform since Musk purchased Twitter.)
Whether you’re searching for a Twitter various or you’re simply interested by well-liked chat apps, we’ve answered some questions you might need about Discord beneath.