Extremists used Discord to recruit American youth, officials warned this year
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- State and federal law enforcement agencies warned about young people being radicalized on Discord.
- Documents from DHS and Ohio’s STACC cite Discord as a platform exposing youth to extremist material.
- Discord is popular among young men, with a third of U.S. teen boys using it.
- Discord has faced criticism for lax moderation and being a platform for extremist content.
- Suspects in high-profile mass shootings allegedly used Discord to announce actions or share violent content.
- Foreign terrorist organizations have reportedly used Discord to radicalize minors.
- Discord does not encrypt private channels, allowing access to user conversations for law enforcement.
- Discord has been accused of inadequate moderation in child exploitation cases.
- Discord disabled 36,966 accounts in the first half of 2024 for promoting violent or extremist content.