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'''Disboard''' is a public [[Discord]] server list that allows users to share Discord server invites using their Discord bot. Through the Disboard bot users can make invites for their server and "bump" the server on Disboards server list. | |||
==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
===User freedom=== | |||
*Users have to follow Discords Terms of Service.<ref name="Guidelines">https://disboard.org/site/guidelines ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0405-2327-29/https://disboard.org:443/site/guidelines Archived])</ref> | |||
*Users have to follow their local laws.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
*Users cannot use swear words or NSFW content in server profile pictures, descriptions or names.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
*Automated use of the Disboard server is disallowed, which includes using alt accounts.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
*Disboard decides on the removal of servers that are empty or are redirects to other servers. This decision making includes the decision on what is considered a content lacking server.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
*NSFW servers have to be tagged NSFW on the invite page.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
*Rewarding users for bumping your server or leaving reviews is disallowed.<ref name="Guidelines"></ref> | |||
===User privacy=== | |||
*Disboard does not sell any data related to users according to their Terms of Service.<ref name="TOS">https://disboard.org/site/tos ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0405-2327-33/https://disboard.org:443/site/tos Archived])</ref> | |||
*Collected data includes: All user activity on Disboard and information returned by Discords API, which includes things like profile pictures and account names. E-mail addresses are however not saved by the service.<ref name="TOS"></ref> | |||
*Disboard does not contact users about changes to the Terms of Service, stating that users need to keep track of the TOS changes themselves.<ref name="TOS"></ref> | |||
*Disboard follows through with "The right to restrict processing" requests and with "The right to erasure" related requests.<ref name="TOS"></ref> | |||
===Business model=== | |||
*Disboard makes money through selling advertisement spots on their websites.<ref name="TOS"></ref> | |||
===Market control=== | |||
<!--* Disboard is the largest and most popular third party Discord server list. (Missing a source for this claim)--> | |||
*Disboard has plenty of competitors and as such does not have total market control. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
{{ | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Server listings for CSAM servers (''2021—2023'')=== | |||
=== | From 2021 to 2023 Disboard had a platform-wide moderation problem related to listings for servers advertising or containing CSAM content. During this time period, search queries related to either adult material or to CSAM slang would return pages upon pages of servers all with the same names and server icons that all contained CSAM. | ||
On the 14th of January, 2023, the YouTuber known as iamLucid made a video covering the CSAM listings, using info from a documented handed to him by an anonymous fan.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ANZU4liRQU ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=8ANZU4liRQU Archived])</ref> A couple of weeks after his video went live his video had gained over a million views, but more importantly, the server listings users had been complaining to Disboard about for years were quickly all removed and blocked. With no servers like them popping up after iamLucid's video, though other types of child abuse servers kept existing on the platform and as of May 2026 still do.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QacpIq4lWzc ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=QacpIq4lWzc archive])</ref> | |||
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... | The document in question was created by two Disboard users with the screen-name "Evan" and "Joe". According to them, they had contacted the Disboard moderators in 2022 and reported their findings. To which the moderators responded by saying they were working on the issue. Until iamLucids viral video, obvious violations like the "taboo" and "S2R" tags were not dealt with. Even though these violations were reported dozens of times to Disboard.<ref name="Document">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t3h4hS1D6-YpXMaYQbWxcVk8VXq675aHTiO8soAP6NI ([https://megalodon.jp/2026-0405-2333-30/https://consumerrights.wiki:443/images/4/48/Giant_CP_Problem.pdf Archived] 05/04/2026)</ref> | ||
= | Whilst these server listings were on Disboard, the company gained ad revenue from people taking a look at said listings. With these servers having hundreds of members joining per hour through Disboard.<ref name="Document"></ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Discord]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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