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Discord ban has now been lifted – CICC

September 24, 2026
Discord ban has now been lifted – CICC

The ban for Discord has now been lifted, according to the statement released by the Philippines’ Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC).

In their statement, “The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) have lifted the temporary ban on Discord following the platform’s commitment to concrete measures to strengthen online safety and protect Filipino children.”

The decision to lift the ban was made after a meeting between Philippine government officials and senior Discord representatives, including its Regional Director for APAC Public Policy and Government Affairs and its Senior Public Policy Advisor for the Asia-Pacific region.

DICT Secretary Henry R. Aguda emphasized that the government’s actions are grounded in the responsibility to protect Filipino children while ensuring that digital platforms remain accountable for the safety of their users.

“We respect freedom of expression, but these rights must never become a shield for predators and groomers. If you operate in the Philippines, Filipino children are your responsibility too. Do not mistake distance for immunity. We welcome innovation, but access comes with a responsibility,” Aguda added.

The temporary ban was imposed to protect Filipino children and communities and to ensure that the serious concerns raised by the government were met with concrete action. With Discord now committing to the measures discussed with the government, the DICT and CICC have lifted the ban.

CICC also had a press conference regarding their meeting with Discord Representative and Online Child Safety;

Discord Blocked by Globe and DITO in the Philippines

September 24, 2026
Discord Blocked by Globe and DITO in the Philippines

Philippine telecommunications providers Globe Telecom (and its subsidiary GOMO) alongside DITO Telecommunity have begun enforcing DNS-level blocks on Discord. The disruptions leave millions of Filipino gamers, esports teams, and remote workers abruptly unable to access the messaging service without using custom DNS or VPN workarounds.

The service restrictions stem from a crackdown by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), which issued a 24-hour directive ordering social platforms to set up local representatives and tighten child-safety mechanisms following recent school violence.

Notably, the block occurred despite initial reports of a granted extension. While the CICC later clarified that an official extension was granted only to Reddit after it made specific local commitments, Discord had engaged with authorities by offering briefings on its safety tools. Nevertheless, telecom providers moved forward with site restrictions pending formal compliance agreements.

The sudden blockade has drawn heavy criticism from tech advocates, legal observers, and industry leaders. Critics point out that blanket network blocks disproportionately penalize legitimate freelancers and community groups while doing little to stop bad actors who easily circumvent basic DNS filters.

Discord.io suffers data breached and will shutdown the service

August 16, 2023
Discord.io suffers data breached and will shutdown the service

Discord.io, a third-party service that enables owners of Discord servers to create customized, personal Discord invites, has announced that it would shut down until further notice following a “major data breach” from “unknown actors” on Monday evening.

The breach has affected 760,000 users and the stolen information could include your discord.io username and your Discord ID, your email-address, your billing address, and a salted and hashed password if you signed up in 2018 or earlier.

Payment details are said to be safe because all payments are processed through PayPal and Stripe and the company does not store any payment information on their servers, and this information was not leaked, the company said in an article posted on their website.

Discord.io has confirmed the authenticity of the breach, by an entity acting under the name “Akhirah.” It is important to know that Discord.com is not affiliated with discord.io, a spokesperson from Discord told Stackdiary, “Discord is not affiliated with Discord.io. We do not share any user information with Discord.io directly and we do not have access to or control of information in Discord.io’s custody.”

Discord has revoked the oauth authentication tokens for any Discord user that has used Discord.io, so that app can no longer perform actions on behalf of those users until they re-authenticate3. Affected Discord users should change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication (MFA).

You can read the full statement of Discord.io on their website – Discord.io has suffered a data breach.

The website’s official twitter also encourages users to directly contact their support team, in connection of the breached.