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🎉 Congrats to the Discord App Pitches 2024 Category Winners! 🎉 In April, we announced this year's Discord App Pitches, where devs submitted their app prototypes for a chance to get funding. Now our five category winners have been selected! Learn all about these winning pitches then play and vote for your favorite prototype from June 27-July 11!

Happy Pride Month! This month, Discord’s Pride ERG recognized the LGBTQIA+ community with moments that highlighted the rich history, impact, and culture of queer and trans folks globally. Discord employees attended mental wellness sessions on Intersectionality and identity mapping with Anise Health, unwound with Art Therapy, and flaunted their brains during LGBTQIA+ trivia. Pride month at Discord, and beyond, is a time for a global celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Check out the Discord Blog (linked below) to hear personal stories from members and leads of the Pride ERG about what this month means to them and how they hope others experienced it. Whether you're a member of the LGBTQIA+ community or an ally, we'd love to have you with us — check our jobs board for opportunities to join the team! We’re always looking for talented folks across a variety of teams. And no matter where you land in Discord, you’re more than welcome to join the Pride ERG. https://lnkd.in/gAGYcnjf  https://lnkd.in/gjcu-W33 #LifeAtDiscord

See you this week at the 2024 Games for Change Festival! #G4C2024 - Check out our Table Topic Thurs 6/27 at 1 PM ET to discuss Creating Healthy Communities hosted by policy experts Savannah Badalich and Patricia Noel, LMSW. - Be sure to attend the Thurs 6/27 evening Award Ceremony where our very own Stanislav Vishnevskiy will be presenting an award!  - Tune in for a panel Fri 6/28 at 4 PM ET where Savannah Badalich will talk with other industry experts about creating thriving gaming communities.

Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends - ever wonder what Discord staff plays in their free time? Check out May's Staff Picks to get some recs to add to your backlog! Let us know in the comments what you're playing as summer approaches ☀️ #LifeAtDiscord

DEVELOPERS! We're excited to share BRAND NEW features we've been working on to help improve building apps on Discord, including: ♦️ New and improved surfaces for you to make money with your Discord app ♦️ Lower fees for developers on their first $1M of sales ♦️ & more new tools! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwwsDvgw

During the month of May, Discord celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! This month, our Asian Friends and Kinship (AFK!) ERG hosted an amazing array of intentional opportunities, events, and activities to celebrate connection, mental well-being, and collaboration. Including: - Mental Wellness Sessions on effective techniques to prevent and recover from burnout - Virtual Book Talks - A Night Market at Discord HQ! Check out some of the amazing shots from the Night Market! It was an amazing night that featured great food and drink samples from local AANHPI businesses. The Discord office was adorned with decorations and artifacts showcasing rich AANHPI culture. We’re proud to celebrate AANHPI history year-round. Check out our Blog (Linked Below) to hear a bit more about the month, some of the unique lived experiences of our AFK ERG members. If you’d like to be a part of the AFK ERG’s journey and Discord’s culture, we’d love to have you -— consider taking a peek at our jobs page!  https://lnkd.in/gAGYcnjf https://lnkd.in/gxTwz3Ep #LifeAtDiscord

Since our journey began almost a decade ago, video games have become the world’s largest and fastest-growing form of entertainment — bigger than movies and music combined! And every month, 200 million of us hop on Discord to talk, play video games together, and share what’s up. Over 90% of our users collectively log over 1.5 billion hours of game time each month. 🤯 We know Discord plays a uniquely-important role in the gaming scene: we’re here to make it easier to talk and hang out before, during and after playing your favorite games. Learn what we have planned for the next chapter of Discord from our co-founder and CEO, Jason Citron. We’ve also updated our look to reflect where we’re headed and you’ll see this in different places starting today.

Roll out the party hats - this week we're celebrating 🎉Discord’s 9th birthday 🎉! Normally we'd ask "what'd you get us?", but this year we’re doing things in reverse…for the next 9 days we’re giving away gifts that make gaming with friends more fun. 🎈 If you want to be a part of the fun, please head over to our Twitter (https://lnkd.in/g7237bJ9) and Instagram (https://lnkd.in/ga4q_S6Y) accounts! #LifeatDiscord

Forging friendships can have a remarkable effect on mental health. Whether in person or online, geniune connection can create a positive, meaningful experience. We built Discord with this in mind. We give people the tools to easily create spaces that can help them make these connections. It can be as simple as a server for a few friends to hang out while they’re doing homework after school, or as wide-ranging as a server dedicated to a favorite video game or sports team that anyone can join. We see our role as helping people come together. Read how Discord spaces, big and small, help make that happen. #mentalhealthmatters #onlinecommunities