Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns
Discord announced on Tuesday it will make some conversations in its public servers searchable and easier to find on the internet. The new update targets conversations in “Discoverable Servers,” public Discord servers that administrators have made eligible to appear in the platform’s Server Discovery feature.
The aim is to help people find useful information that might otherwise remain buried in Discord conversations to a wider audience.
According to Discord, more than 63,000 Discoverable Servers host discussions on everything from gaming strategies and fandoms to language learning and niche interests. By making some of these conversations searchable, Discord hopes to extend the reach of its communities beyond the platform itself.
The move also taps into the appeal of traditional internet forums, where users can find answers by searching through publicly accessible discussions. Gaming communities could draw attention to walkthroughs, developers could reach more people with technical advice, and content creators could...
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