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I'm sure they did. Thanks for the assistance. [[User:Tob|Tob]] ([[User talk:Tob|talk]])

==IPO and "enshitification"==

So, there's been news about Discord planning on doing an IPO. Chances are that the platform will be facing changes similar to that of Reddit, notably killing 3rd party and legacy client access to the platform. This IPO stunt also will bring with it ads. Keep a close eye on news surrounding the platform as time goes on, and make sure to post any new info you find to this topic if you do not plan on integrating it into the article itself.

This is absolutely not going to be a pretty state for the platform, which will be bringing in user traffic to the wiki, and specifically this article, so please also polish the article in other areas as well! [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 22:35, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

:Update: One of the founders of Discord left in April and was replaced by the former Vice Chairman of [[Activision Blizzard]] and former president of King (Candy Crush).

:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/discord-cto-says-hes-constantly-bringing-up-enshittification-during-meetings/

:A bit that stuck out to me:

:"Fanning expectations of Discord going public soon and looking different in the future, Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron left in April. '''His replacement, Humam Sakhnini, has experience leading public companies, like Activision Blizzard.''' When Citron announced his departure in April, GamesBeat asked him if Discord was going public. Citron claimed there were 'no specific plans' but added that 'hiring someone like Humam is a step in that direction.'"

:The article is largely about Discord's co-founder, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, expressing concerns with enshittification. However, the new CEO being a former high-up executive from ''two'' exploitative game companies doesn't exactly instill confidence in me. Act-Blizz is quite infamous for doing a lot of anti-consumer practices- and remember that Discord was far from perfect before the change in leadership.

:I don't think the linked article is relevant enough to reference in this wiki article, but it contains some notable updates on the situation. [[User:Vindicator4021|- V (Vindicator4021)]] ([[User talk:Vindicator4021|talk]]) 23:57, 24 June 2025 (UTC)

::Thanks for the update, when wiki-relevant stuff begins to happen, we'll likely reference this article later on. [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 06:38, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

==Reg. "Introduction of forced arbitration (Mar. 2024)"==

An arbitration clause has been present in the ToS since 2017 as evident by [https://web.archive.org/web/20170521173532/https://discordapp.com/terms#:~:text=ARBITRATION this archive], therefor that section is inaccurate and should probably be removed and/or edited to reflect that. [[User:Jerry|Jerry]] ([[User talk:Jerry|talk]]) 21:25, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

==Security risk: Presenting cryptic "direct link" in article==

The "direct link" to assist with account deletion seems like a security risk for the reader. The link is to a cryptic domain ( dis.gd ), not the primary one for this company. Anybody could edit that URL on the wiki, substituting one that lead to a malicious website. I think the link should be removed unless somebody knows how to make the link secure.

"Direct link subject to user instance - http://dis.gd ..."

Thanks. [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 00:41, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:https://dis.gd is discords official short link, you can see that they use it all over their product and marketing materials.

:For example, have a look at the "whats new" modal in settings, a couple of example tweets https://x.com/discord/status/1964018049868292122, https://x.com/discord/status/1944789856808554618, and some example support articles where it is used [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/205082178-How-do-I-enable-push-to-talk-if-I-am-running-my-game-in-administrator-mode#:~:text=Dis.gd/contact here], [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/26600878251159-Chargebacks-FAQ#:~:text=dis.gd/request here], and a [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=dis.gd&filter_by=knowledge_base list of all articles with dis.gd in it] [[User:Jerry|Jerry]] ([[User talk:Jerry|talk]]) 21:49, 24 October 2025 (UTC)

==More sources==

https://cadence.moe/blog/2020-06-06-why-you-shouldnt-trust-discord

Update: done!: https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Discord&diff=27038&oldid=26989

[[User:Rudxain|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain|talk]]) 03:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

==requiring phone number for sign up==

just me or is this shit kinda universal at this point? don't matter the platform, Discord, IG, whatever. Signing up w an email always cues "To protect our users" where you gotta input a phn number for verification. Was thinking to add this but need to make sure it's widespread. btw shows up when not using a VPN and forward email aliases. [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 20:07, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:it was better system when it just required email verification, it kept it simple. [[User:Obieden|Obieden]] ([[User talk:Obieden|talk]]) 00:23, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

==October 2025 Data Breach - Did Discord claim data would not be saved?==

Regarding "Third-Party Customer Service Data Breach (Oct. 2025)", can we see if Discord ever claimed that the data would not be retained? [[User:Ikubaysan|Ikubaysan]] ([[User talk:Ikubaysan|talk]]) 16:13, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

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 I'm sure they did. Thanks for the assistance. [[User:Tob|Tob]] ([[User talk:Tob|talk]])
+==IPO and "enshitification"==
+So, there's been news about Discord planning on doing an IPO. Chances are that the platform will be facing changes similar to that of Reddit, notably killing 3rd party and legacy client access to the platform. This IPO stunt also will bring with it ads. Keep a close eye on news surrounding the platform as time goes on, and make sure to post any new info you find to this topic if you do not plan on integrating it into the article itself.
+This is absolutely not going to be a pretty state for the platform, which will be bringing in user traffic to the wiki, and specifically this article, so please also polish the article in other areas as well! [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 22:35, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
+:Update: One of the founders of Discord left in April and was replaced by the former Vice Chairman of [[Activision Blizzard]] and former president of King (Candy Crush).
+:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/discord-cto-says-hes-constantly-bringing-up-enshittification-during-meetings/
+:A bit that stuck out to me:
+:"Fanning expectations of Discord going public soon and looking different in the future, Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron left in April. '''His replacement, Humam Sakhnini, has experience leading public companies, like Activision Blizzard.''' When Citron announced his departure in April, GamesBeat asked him if Discord was going public. Citron claimed there were 'no specific plans' but added that 'hiring someone like Humam is a step in that direction.'"
+:The article is largely about Discord's co-founder, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, expressing concerns with enshittification. However, the new CEO being a former high-up executive from ''two'' exploitative game companies doesn't exactly instill confidence in me. Act-Blizz is quite infamous for doing a lot of anti-consumer practices- and remember that Discord was far from perfect before the change in leadership.
+:I don't think the linked article is relevant enough to reference in this wiki article, but it contains some notable updates on the situation. [[User:Vindicator4021|&#45; V (Vindicator4021)]] ([[User talk:Vindicator4021|talk]]) 23:57, 24 June 2025 (UTC)
+::Thanks for the update, when wiki-relevant stuff begins to happen, we'll likely reference this article later on. [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 06:38, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
+==Reg. "Introduction of forced arbitration (Mar. 2024)"==
+An arbitration clause has been present in the ToS since 2017 as evident by [https://web.archive.org/web/20170521173532/https://discordapp.com/terms#:~:text=ARBITRATION this archive],  therefor that section is inaccurate and should probably be removed and/or edited to reflect that. [[User:Jerry|Jerry]] ([[User talk:Jerry|talk]]) 21:25, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
+==Security risk: Presenting cryptic "direct link" in article==
+The "direct link" to assist with account deletion seems like a security risk for the reader.  The link is to a cryptic domain ( dis.gd ), not the primary one for this company.  Anybody could edit that URL on the wiki, substituting one that lead to a malicious website.  I think the link should be removed unless somebody knows how to make the link secure.
+"Direct link subject to user instance - http://dis.gd ..."
+Thanks. [[User:Drakeula|Drakeula]] ([[User talk:Drakeula|talk]]) 00:41, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
+:https://dis.gd is discords official short link, you can see that they use it all over their product and marketing materials.
+:For example, have a look at the "whats new" modal in settings, a couple of example tweets https://x.com/discord/status/1964018049868292122, https://x.com/discord/status/1944789856808554618, and some example support articles where it is used [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/205082178-How-do-I-enable-push-to-talk-if-I-am-running-my-game-in-administrator-mode#:~:text=Dis.gd/contact here], [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/26600878251159-Chargebacks-FAQ#:~:text=dis.gd/request here], and a [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=dis.gd&filter_by=knowledge_base list of all articles with dis.gd in it] [[User:Jerry|Jerry]] ([[User talk:Jerry|talk]]) 21:49, 24 October 2025 (UTC)
+==More sources==
+https://cadence.moe/blog/2020-06-06-why-you-shouldnt-trust-discord
+Update: done!: https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Discord&diff=27038&oldid=26989
+[[User:Rudxain|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain|talk]]) 03:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
+==requiring phone number for sign up==
+just me or is this shit kinda universal at this point? don't matter the platform, Discord, IG, whatever. Signing up w an email always cues "To protect our users" where you gotta input a phn number for verification. Was thinking to add this but need to make sure it's widespread. btw shows up when not using a VPN and forward email aliases. [[User:SinexTitan|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan|talk]]) 20:07, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
+:it was better system when it just required email verification, it kept it simple. [[User:Obieden|Obieden]] ([[User talk:Obieden|talk]]) 00:23, 15 March 2026 (UTC)
+==October 2025 Data Breach - Did Discord claim data would not be saved?==
+Regarding "Third-Party Customer Service Data Breach (Oct. 2025)", can we see if Discord ever claimed that the data would not be retained? [[User:Ikubaysan|Ikubaysan]] ([[User talk:Ikubaysan|talk]]) 16:13, 11 February 2026 (UTC)