: Your unique username is how friends find and add you, but you can still have a custom Display Name for each server to maintain different personas across communities.
: If you haven't secured your unique handle yet, do so in User Settings > My Account before your preferred name is taken. 2. Enhanced Safety & Age Verification
: Developers are now using Discord's Social SDK to bake features like direct messaging, lobbies, and session invites directly into games like Rust and Supervive .
: For younger users, Discord now automatically blurs potentially inappropriate images in DMs and servers.
: You no longer need a separate #general-chat channel for your voice calls. Every voice channel now has its own built-in text space, making it easier to share links or images without cluttering the server. 4. Advanced Automation & Productivity
: You can automatically post new content (like blog updates or RSS feeds) directly to a channel using Zapier or IFTTT .