A Brief Introduction to Discord: A Communal Application

If you've spent any amount of time on YouTube, you’ve probably come across a video where towards the end, the creator says something like “Join my discord, link in the description.” Discord is a relatively new social media application that has been gaining traction over the past few years. Widely used in the English-speaking world, it has become so popular to the point many internet influencers are now opening Discord groups based on their content. But what exactly is Discord, and what’s behind its popularity?

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