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Discord, the platform long associated with gaming communities and crypto traders, has now become the unlikely stage for a political revolution in Nepal.

After widespread protests and the banning of major social media platforms, young protestors flocked to Discord to coordinate, deliberate, and even vote on who should lead the country next.

The “Youth Against Corruption” server, which quickly ballooned to more than 130,000 members, hosted multiple polls over the past week.

On Sep. 10, the group reached consensus. Sushila Karki, Nepal’s former chief justice, was chosen as interim leader. More than 7,700 votes were cast before Karki crossed the 50% threshold, reported South China Morning Post.

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[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

I remember a time when discord wasn't primarily about crypto