Discord makes public chats searchable on Google, adds opt-out option
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Discord will begin indexing public server chats with 1,000+ members into Google Search starting in November 2024, with individual messages included from December. Users can disable the feature via a setting labeled "Show message content from discoverable channels on the web," but the toggle only applies to new messages, leaving previously cached results potentially visible. The feature will be disabled by default for users in Australia, the EU, EEA, UK, Canada, Brazil, and South Korea, and will be excluded for teenage accounts. This move expands Discord's public discoverability while offering limited opt-out controls.
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Discord使公开聊天可在Google搜索
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- Discord
- Action：
- 使公开聊天可在Google搜索
- Object：
- 公开服务器中的消息
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 28, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 28, 08:47
- First seen (known side)：
- Oct 28, 09:10
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- CointelegraphRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedDiscord to make public server chats searchable on Google, users can opt out
Report first recorded Oct 28, 09:10
Discord will make public messages from servers with at least 1,000 members listed in its directory searchable on Google starting mid-December. Users can disable the feature in User Settings to prevent their messages from appearing on web pages, though the opt-out only protects messages sent after the change.
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