Discord will make public channel messages from discoverable servers searchable on web pages and search engines.

Privacy Technology Social Issues CultureOct 29, 2026score 0.612 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances

Discord is planning to make messages from public channels in discoverable servers searchable on web pages and search engines starting in mid-December. While the change raises privacy concerns, administrators and members have settings to control and disable this web presence.

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Parent: TechnologyEntity: DiscordSub-entity: Public server messagesImpact: mixedDate: Oct 29, 2026Target: Discord's web searchability feature

Users and administrators can opt-out of making public channel messages searchable on the web through server and member settings.

Parent: PrivacyEntity: DiscordSub-entity: Data privacy controlsImpact: positiveDate: Oct 29, 2026Target: Discord's privacy controls

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Discord will make public channel messages discoverable on server web pages and search engine results starting December 2026. This raises privacy concerns, but users can disable the feature in the settings, with defaults varying by region.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/discord-is-making-public-server-messages-discoverable-by-google-raising-privacy-concerns/

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Discord plans to show some messages from public channels in Discoverable servers on web pages and search results beginning in mid-December. Private servers and DMs aren't included.

If you administer a public community, review Server Settings → Web Presence. Members have a Data & Privacy control too. "Public in Discord" may soon also mean "searchable on the web."

https://discord.com/blog/making-content-from-discoverable-servers-easier-to-discover

#Privacy #IT

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#privacy#it