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Discord will let public server messages be discoverable in Google Search (mashable.com)

submitted 11 hours ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Finding good Discord servers relevant to your interests can be tough unless you sift through Discord's own database or get an invite to one.

The popular messaging and chat service is looking to solve that problem with an obvious yet big change to the platform. Discord will now make public servers discoverable through Google Search.

On Tuesday, Discord announced that starting Nov. 16, 2026, all Discoverable Servers will receive a Server Web Page. These public Server Web Pages will include summaries of discussions happening in that public server. In addition, starting in mid-December, some messages within these servers will be made publicly accessible on the Server Web Page. There will be no need for visitors to join the server or even have a Discord account in order to see these messages.

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[–] Einhornyordle@feddit.org 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I really like these changes. I know quite a few people who refuse to use Discord for obvious reasons I don't think I have to elaborate on, especially in this community. So soon they can still read about what is going on without having to create an account and join the server.

Another positive note is that these pages might be indexed by search engines, so answers that previously only could be found on Discord by joining the respective server and searching there are now more accessible to everyone.

Of course the primary intent is to show non-discord users what they are missing out on and therefore get them to join the plattform, driving up user numbers, but it still does bring some benefits to everyone as well.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

This might mean there will be some useful information appearing online which previously went to forums and has since been lost, but on the other hand this is not great for privacy.