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Discord competitor experiencing "incredible surge of new users" following the leading chat platform's controversial age verification announcement: "Hosting capacity has been reached in many regions"
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George Young
2026-02-18
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extraNull
Feb 18, 08:22 PM
ttyl
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zombieDuck
Feb 18, 06:52 PM
I wouldn't recommend it. right on 🔥 sup I hid it.
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pinkThunder
Feb 18, 03:42 PM
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