{"id":291876,"date":"2025-10-31T18:05:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-gen-z-used-discord-to-overthrow-governments\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:05:34","slug":"how-gen-z-used-discord-to-overthrow-governments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-gen-z-used-discord-to-overthrow-governments\/","title":{"rendered":"How gen Z used Discord to overthrow governments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/BPzHG1twy4w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How gen Z used Discord to overthrow governments\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPzHG1twy4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There have been a series of unprecedented protests in the global south led by gen Z, the demographic cohort born between 1997 and 2012.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>These uprisings have led to deadly crackdowns, scores of arrests and new leaders coming into power. From Nepal to Morocco, young people have taken direct inspiration from one another, in spite of the borders between them. The Guardian\u2019s Neelam Tailor explains how these uprisings formed and how the gaming app Discord became such a powerful tool for these anti-government movements worldwide<\/p>\n<p>The great Gen Z revolt &#8211; podcast \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/audio\/2025\/oct\/27\/the-great-gen-z-revolt-podcast<\/p>\n<p>Unease at slow pace of change in Nepal one month on from gen Z protests \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/oct\/11\/nepal-gen-z-protests-one-month-on-slow-change<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 These uprisings have led to deadly crackdowns, scores of arrests and new leaders coming into power. 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