Discord Terminates Alt-Right Server Following Charlottesville Violence

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/d...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Discord, the popular messaging and voice service for video gamers, has shut down the altright.com server and “a number of” user accounts connected to the events in Charlottesville.

The company released a brief statement on Twitter today announcing that their decision to terminate the server and users tied to the movement was precipitated by the events in Charlottesville this weekend, which saw violence between white nationalists and anti-fascist activists.

On Saturday, one woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a suspected white nationalist drove his car into a group of people gathering to protest the Unite The Right march against the planned removal of a Confederate statue.

The rally was organized by groups affiliated to the white nationalist alt-right movement. Richard Spencer, the founder and editor of altright.com, participated in the Unite The Right protest as one of its leaders.

“Discord’s mission is to bring people together around gaming,” Discord declared on Twitter. “We’re about positivity and inclusivity. Not Hate. Not violence.”

“Today, we’ve shut down the altright.com server and a number of accounts associated with the events in Charlottesville,” it continued. “We will continue to take action against white supremacy, nazi ideology, and all forms of hate.”

The company met with criticism, with some stating that shutting down the opinions of the alt-right was the opposite of inclusivity.

Discord replied: “Discord does not read people’s private conversations and censorship is a slippery slope. We will take action when people violate our Guidelines/ToS, and actively endorse violence against others.”

Questioned on whether it would take action against ISIS, far-left, Antifa or Black Lives Matter activists who urge violence, Discord was quick to respond that it will take action against any servers that violate the service’s guidelines and terms of service. It urged users to report any such violations to its email address.

The company says it is investigating the Daily Stormer’s Discord server following a report by Rebel Media’s Laura Loomer, who pointed out that a Daily Stormer member was planning to bring weapons to Heather Heyer’s funeral.

 

[The Iconoclast]

https://www.facebook.com/discordapp/posts/1518837218184003

Someone might wanna be wary of the KF discord.

 

[Jaiman]

I'm seeing a lot of people arguing this action with "But what about the ANTIFA servers??". I would agree, but I haven't seen anyone shown the mentioned and apparently reported servers. I have a lot of faith in Discord and believe they don't have a political agenda.

 

[GS 281]

...but yet the plushophile and zoophile discords remain.

Spoiler

This is worse than literally everything the alt-right has done.

 

[cuddle striker]

it'll depend on whether people in the other servers are typing their plan to shoot up a funeral, I suppose.

I'm seeing a lot of people arguing this action with "But what about the ANTIFA servers??". I would agree, but I haven't seen anyone shown the mentioned and apparently reported servers. I have a lot of faith in Discord and believe they don't have a political agenda.

 

[escapegoat]

Does this mean we are going to have to listen to a whole new wave of gamer gator gargling?

 

[CIA Nigger]

it'll depend on whether people in the other servers are typing their plan to shoot up a funeral, I suppose.

To be fair a lot of those AntiFa/BAMN types are on the same level as the Neo-Nazi types. They haven't shot up funerals but people with their ideology tried to kill congress members before and shot a few cops last year.

 

[cuddle striker]

To be fair a lot of those AntiFa/BAMN types are on the same level as the Neo-Nazi types. They haven't shot up funerals but people with their ideology tried to kill congress members before and shot a few cops last year.

if they're not telling people their master plan on discord then discord doesn't need to give a damn. it really shows just how idiotic some people can be, to use discord as a way to brag about your illegal planning.

I get that it's not really controlled communication but still, planning a spree killing in any chat or forum that can get archived is just exceptional.

 

[Organic Fapcup]

I'm just slightly disappointed at this point.

 

[CatParty]

Just chat somewhere else

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Meh. I only use it because Skype is a piece of flaming shit that grew its own blood vessels.

 

[BubbleButt]

Only autists use Discord. Prove me wrong.