Discord cuts 17% of workers in latest tech layoffs
Discord, the social chat and messaging startup beloved by gamers, told employees Thursday that it would cut 17% of its staff, adding to the string of recent jobs reductions by tech firms.
Roughly 170 jobs will be affected by the layoffs, according to an internal memo sent by Jason Citron, Discord's founder and CEO, which was seen by The New York Times.
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Discord confirmed the cuts. The layoffs were reported earlier by The Verge.
Cuts in the tech industry already this year have included reductions from giants such as Google, Amazon and Meta. Gaming companies, in particular, have trimmed their ranks; Twitch, an Amazon-owned streaming service that many gamers use, and Unity Software, a videogame software provider, cut their workforces in the past week.
On Wednesday, Google also laid off hundreds of workers in its core engineering division, as well as those working on the Google Assistant, a voice-operated virtual assistant, and in the hardware division. Amazon also shed hundreds of workers Wednesday, not only at its Twitch streaming service but also at its Prime Video service and MGM Studios. Xerox said this month that it would cut 15% of its 23,000-person staff.
The cuts signal what could be another tough year for the tech industry, after tens of thousands of employees
