Discourse has risen to an alarming amount as the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) ailment is continuing to grow as more and more case emerge on the daily. This has led to State of Emergencies being made in major American cities alongside full nation lockdowns in attempt to contain the disease. Among many impactful precautions that were made, the largest being the cancellation of the annual E3 event originally planned for this coming June.
This has also lead to many other safeguards that places of work and schools have put into effect to reassure safety and withhold more people being exposed to the bacterial elements. In light of this very dark time for humanity, Discord announced to be opening certain features to allow more people to participate in calls and other means of interaction.
On Twitter, the company revealed that both Go Livestream and Screen Share will both receive occupant capacity increases from 10 to 50 for the next coming months. You can read the full letterhead below:
An update from us regarding COVID-19: pic.twitter.com/gKUXvvsqrs
— Discord (@discord) March 11, 2020
Thankfully to this new opportunity for people to utilize the service, workplaces and even places of learning can use Discord to continue their progress for the respected environment. As of now, it is undetermined when exactly Discord will revoke this change as the current status of the coronavirus is unpredictable.
In notion of initiative placed by Discord, the most recent announcement follows the partnership between the company and Funimation to offer one free month of screen-time entertainment. You can read the full report by heading here.
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