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Discord’s next big feature could put your conversations on Google Search

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Discord is trying to push more visibility on the internet for some of its biggest communities, and there’s a good chance your messages could end up in a Google Search. The platform is preparing to make conversations from certain public servers searchable on the web, so there’s a privacy setting you might want to check before the rollout begins.

According to Discord’s official announcement , the changes will roll out in two stages. Starting November 16, qualifying servers will have public web pages featuring automated summaries of conversations. By mid-December, individual messages from eligible public channels could also appear word-for-word in Google and other search engines.

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Not every Discord conversation is going public

In most regions, this feature will be enabled by default for eligible adult accounts. The change specifically targets Discoverable Servers, which are public communities with at least 1,000 members that have existed for eight weeks or more.…

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