Classified Leaks on Discord Reveal Risks of Social Media Recruitment

Discord is a popular but largely unmoderated social media platform originally built for gaming that has attracted extremists and now a leaker of classified documents.
The leaker, an airman, shared hundreds of classified intelligence documents in private Discord chats to impress online friends, showing a new kind of threat.
The US military actively uses Discord and other social media to recruit service members, especially younger generations, exposing vulnerabilities.
Online platforms like Discord that offer anonymity and privacy are difficult to monitor, creating opportunities for harmful behavior and national security threats.
The classified leaks highlight how group dynamics on social media can lead to dangerous outcomes, even if not for an explicitly ideological purpose.