Best Discord alternatives to try in 2026 if you’re not a fan of age verification checks. Compare privacy, gaming, and team chat options.

My 5 favorite Discord alternatives - no ID verification required ...

It's called Internet Relay Chat, IRC for short, and I—someone who's been using it quite possibly for longer than you've been alive—am here to extol its many virtues. IRC was created in 1988 and as you ...

Search interest in Discord alternatives spiked sharply following the platform’s announcement that users will be required to ...

Turning Point USA's All‑American Halftime Show claimed 5 to 6.1 million live viewers online, but unusually quiet live chats ...

Some Discord users are flocking to open-source messaging protocol Matrix. But will it also be forced to require face scans or government IDs in certain markets?

Discord recently announced that it's going to make everyone fork over their IDs or perform face scans unless they want to have a "teen-by-default" limited account. It prompted many folks, myself ...

Searches for “Discord alternatives” spike 10,000% as face scan plans trigger privacy backlash and rival platforms gain interest.

Zach Bryan has entered the 2026 Super Bowl halftime battle chat, slamming Turning Point USA for putting on a rival show ...

WhatsApp is facing pressure in Russia over its own state-run app but there are plenty of other alternatives available.

Open-source personal AI assistants such as OpenClaw have shown how task automation can be integrated with everyday chat platforms, but they usually assume desktop- or server-class hardware. PicoClaw, ...

New deployment data from four inference providers shows where the savings actually come from — and what teams should evaluate ...