Russia Blocks Discord Messenger Amid Growing Pressure On Tech Platforms

Russia's Discord ban "likely degrading" front-line communications: ISW

Russian troops in Ukraine have leaned on platforms such as Discord to coordinate military operations on the battlefield.

Russia is banning Discord, an app its military uses

Russia is banning chat platform Discord, the Washington Post reports. The app joins platforms like Facebook and X, which have also been blocked in the

Russia bans Discord chat program, to the chagrin of its military users

Russia has moved to ban Discord, a popular platform for real-time communication, drawing ire from the Russian military that has extensively used the app to coordinate units on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Turkey Orders Discord Block Over ‘Child Sexual Abuse and Obscenity’ Allegations

Turkey has blocked access to Discord following a court decision amid allegations of “child sexual abuse and obscenity” on the platform. The country’s infotech regulator, the Information Technologies and Communication Authority, published the decision on the access ban on its website. On Wednesday, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc told a Turkish court that he decided to remove access to the U.S. company Discord due to sufficient suspicion that crimes…

Turkey blocks Discord messaging platform

Authorities said the instant messaging platform refused to hand over requested information over "criminal content." The move comes a day after Russia also banned the platform.

Russia & Turkey Block Discord Over Content Violations - Nemos News Network

In the last 24 hours the governments of Russia and Turkey have effectively banned the Discord social media platform. Both countries cited the failure of the US-based messaging app to clean up illegal content. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s censorship body, specifically said Discord is blocked for “violation of laws” and that the company had already been warned […]