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What changed in Discord, Web3 and community building, and what to do about it.

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Growth · Aug 27, 2026 · 5 min

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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