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Platform policy · Oct 1, 2026 · 6 min

The Philippines Blocked Discord for a Day. Where Is Your Backup?

Philippine telcos began blocking Discord on September 23 and the order was lifted a day later. Any community that lives on one platform should treat it as a fire drill.

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Modding · Sep 29, 2026

People Playground Lost Its Steam Workshop to Malware. Copy the Apology

A malicious mod spread through People Playground's Steam Workshop on September 21 and every C# mod is now gone. The code failed, but the developer's incident posts are worth copying.

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Gaming · Sep 24, 2026

Roblox Player Support Wants Your Bug Reports. Keep the Discord Open

Roblox opened early access to Player Support, an in-game bug report inbox, after RDC26. It is a real upgrade for triage, but canned replies and age limits mean your Discord still does the talking.

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Moderation · Sep 22, 2026

Discord Is Sorting Every Account by Age This Week. Check Your Server

Discord began placing every account into Adult, Teen or Unconfirmed groups this week. Your server's name and description are now one of the signals, and a few old habits will cost you members.

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Modding · Sep 18, 2026

Sony Stopped the Last of Us 2 Multiplayer Mod. Say Where the Line Is

Sony asked Speclizer not to release a partly Patreon-funded Last of Us 2 multiplayer mod due in September, and a license that bans every unauthorized mod tells modders less than a real fan content policy would.

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Gaming · Sep 16, 2026

WARDOGS Patch 0.11 Helps Community Servers. Its XP Farm Ban Needs Work

WARDOGS passed 2 million copies sold despite brutal launch queues. Patch 0.11 owned the community server mess, but permanent XP farm bans need a way to spot farm servers first.

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Growth · Aug 27, 2026

Discord Has 90 Million Daily Users and Will Not Sell You an Ad

Discord's ad business is real, the Quests format has numbers behind it, and there is still no way to buy it without a sales call. What that means if you are trying to reach players on a normal budget.

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Discord · Aug 25, 2026

Discord Turned On Teen Defaults. Five Things Quietly Broke in Your Server.

Discord's teen-by-default settings are rolling out globally and full age assurance lands in the second half of 2026. Here is what changed for anyone running a server, and the five settings worth checking this week.

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