Why young Indians use Reddit and Discord to discuss their problems

The most popular social media platforms for GenZ Indians are Discord and Reddit. Not Facebook. These platforms help the young Indians discuss those problems that they can't otherwise discuss with their families and friends. How? Let's find out.

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Markers
00:00 Introduction
04:22 Why Discord and Reddit are considered cool?
07:59 Mental health
09:19 Community-based
10:19 Privacy and identity concerns
10:43 The Third Place
12:18 Concerns

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Sources:

0. Introduction
https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/rhn7ep/help_with_this_pleases/
https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/rjukuz/recently_found_out_that_my_girlfriend_had_a/
https://factordaily.com/growing-with-tech/discord-the-new-hangout-zone-for-indian-teens/

1. Why Discord and Reddit are considered cool?
https://www.theverge.com/22743744/facebook-teen-usage-decline-frances-haugen-leaks
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/technology/instagram-teens.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/inside-the-secret-digital-lives-of-indias-gen-z/articleshow/88101284.cms
https://www.businessofapps.com/data/discord-statistics/
https://backlinko.com/reddit-users
https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/reddit-jumps-on-ipo-bandwagon-with-confidential-filing/88319856

2. Mental health
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(20)30109-7/fulltext
https://www.unicef.org/india/press-releases/unicef-report-spotlights-mental-health-impact-covid-19-children-and-young-people
https://factordaily.com/growing-with-tech/discord-the-new-hangout-zone-for-indian-teens/

3. Community-based
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/what-is-discord/#:~:text=In%20a%20word%3A%20Servers.,other%20people%20using%20that%20server.
https://www.protocol.com/discord
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/inside-the-secret-digital-lives-of-indias-gen-z/articleshow/88101284.cms
https://thefederal.com/news/online-gaming-industry-amid-lockdown/
https://www.sportskeeda.com/free-fire/tanmay-bhat-to-stream-free-fire-with-entity-gaming-amol-more

4. Privacy and identity concerns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-ftc-idUSKCN1UJ1L9
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/facebook-algorithm/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/inside-the-secret-digital-lives-of-indias-gen-z/articleshow/88101284.cms

5. The Third Place
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/09/14/third-places-as-community-builders/
https://www.protocol.com/discord

6. Concerns
https://www.wsj.com/articles/discord-where-teens-rule-and-parents-fear-to-tread-11560245402
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/inside-the-secret-digital-lives-of-indias-gen-z/articleshow/88101284.cms