Discord is very popular with skiddies and real criminal organizations alike. It's got pretty basic KYC controls in place, meaning essentially anyone with just an email can sign up. It can be accessed from behind VPNs without any issues, so effectively it doesn't matter that it's not e2e encrypted.
I feel that discord the company probably let's it slide because:
1. Moderation at scale is incredibly difficult.
2. They work with law enforcement agencies to execute warrants and subpoenas.
I feel that discord the company probably let's it slide because:
1. Moderation at scale is incredibly difficult. 2. They work with law enforcement agencies to execute warrants and subpoenas.