Yes, this is absolutely true. In addition to the above, two virtual conferences I’ve attended in the last year have used Discord as their interface for attende

Yes, this is absolutely true. In addition to the above, two virtual conferences I’ve attended in the last year have used Discord as their interface for attendees and speakers & organisers. It’s versatile, has a decent permissions structure & supports audio/video sharing. (Although both conferences chose to use Zoom for the actual talks.)