Ban on Discord Lifted After Platform Commits to Work With DICT and CICC

The Philippine government lifted a temporary ban on Discord after platform representatives agreed to cooperate with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC). The ban had been imposed amid concerns that a Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE) group was recruiting and grooming teenagers on Discord and Reddit and was allegedly linked to recent school shootings; Discord committed to security measures, establishing a local presence, and providing a 'green lane' for authorities to track suspicious activity.