Discord, the online platform used by accused Buffalo shooter, hires first lobbyists

The disclosure of the hiring came weeks after the man accused of killing 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo allegedly posted about his plans on a private Discord server for months, inviting others to view it about a half hour before he acted. — Dreamstime/TNS

Discord Inc – the online chat platform that’s drawn scrutiny as the place where the suspect in the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, allegedly documented his plans on a private server – has hired its first federal lobbyists.

The company chose bipartisan group Monument Advocacy, which spent a total of over US$10mil (RM43.98mil) last year lobbying for dozens of companies, including tech giants Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp.