Nepal’s anti-corruption protests led by Gen Z activists toppled the KP Sharma Oli government. Now, Gen Z is using the US-based social media app Discord to decide on the country’s next leader.

Free gaming chat app with 200M users now linked to criminal confessions, Nepal's Gen Z uprising and snap leadership polls.

Recalling his time on the Hami Nepal Discord server, Aditya Khare, a Gen Z participant, said that while the polls made people feel heard, the conversations themselves were far less inclusive.

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It’s a safe bet that absolutely no one had “Nepali citizens hold a meaningful state election on an online gaming server” on their 2025 bingo card. Yet after days of government-toppling protests ...

Nepal’s government collapsed this week following an ill-advised attempt to ban social media outright. The lifting of the social media ban on Monday was unable to quell a surge in anger. Youth-led ...

Nepal’s Gen Z protestors used Discord to vote in former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim leader, marking what some are calling the world’s first “internet-native revolution.” Discord, the ...

The French government lost a confidence vote called by Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday amid widespread discord over planned austerity measures. Bayrou must now submit the government's ...