Your public Discord messages may soon appear in Google search results – how to opt out
Source: ZDNet ·
Discord will roll out a feature that can make your server messages discoverable on Google. Here’s how to opt out.
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Fresh on the heels of its age verification debacle, Discord, a free and popular instant messaging service, is once again making sweeping changes that affect users’ privacy. Spaces with 1,000+ members, known as Discoverable Servers, will soon be searchable on the web. Your DMs and group chats will stay private, and Discord laid out clear instructions for both server admins and casual users on how to keep your server messages from being shown on the wider web. Also: My 5 favorite Discord alternatives – no ID verification required Normally, in order to join a Discord server, you need an invitation link that has been generated by a current admin or member. These links usually have a very short lifespan, expiring after just a few minutes to help protect private groups from bad actors looking to cause trouble. However, for very large Discoverable Servers, Discord has an internal search function called Server Discovery that allows users to join communities without an invite link. The new…