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*Limited disclosure of recommendation algorithm factors

*No clear disclosure of how the content is used for platform improvement

=== Bulk message deletion ===

Discord provides no in-app bulk message deletion; instead, you must [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004027692-Requesting-a-Copy-of-your-Data request your data], then send Discord support a data deletion request through there [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=4750383925911 privacy form]. You must provide Discord support with the desired message id’s and the channel id’s they were sent in, which makes this process difficult. A 3rd party website, [https://discorch.org/ Discorch], makes this process significantly easier. Discorch contains more information relevant to this topic, and detailed instructions, it is important to follow the instructions excatly as provided. Discord will likely reply with "This channel is reserved for individuals..." , due to this, Discorch also provides a response for you to send to discord.

Once you have obtained your data (you only need to request message data) you can then use Discorch. According to Discorch:

''"Discord acts in malicious compliance with the GDPR. You are not allowed to delete your DMs through their support flow, since you can always regain access to a DM, technically speaking, since you are always a member of the DM channel on their backend."''

In order to delete DMs in bulk you must use [https://github.com/Darker-Ink/DiscorchDeleter DiscorchDeleter], which is against Discord TOS (as it's considered self-botting), and will automatically delete messages for you. To avoid an account termination, set the interval to a realistic human rate. DiscorchDeleter requires [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/violentmonkey/jinjaccalgkegednnccohejagnlnfdag Violent monkey] and [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vencord-web/cbghhgpcnddeihccjmnadmkaejncjndb Vencord (browser version)]. Discorch provides downloads for these, including DiscorchDeleter. Violent Monkey requires a browser that supports Manifest V2, so consider using [https://brave.com/ Brave] or [https://www.firefox.com/en-US/ Firefox].

==Incidents==

===Introduction of forced arbitration (Oct. 2018)===

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 *Limited disclosure of recommendation algorithm factors
 *No clear disclosure of how the content is used for platform improvement
+=== Bulk message deletion ===
+Discord provides no in-app bulk message deletion; instead, you must [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004027692-Requesting-a-Copy-of-your-Data request your data], then send Discord support a data deletion request through there [https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=4750383925911 privacy form]. You must provide Discord support with the desired message id’s and the channel id’s they were sent in, which makes this process difficult. A 3rd party website, [https://discorch.org/ Discorch], makes this process significantly easier. Discorch contains more information relevant to this topic, and detailed instructions, it is important to follow the instructions excatly as provided. Discord will likely reply with "This channel is reserved for individuals..." , due to this, Discorch also provides a response for you to send to discord.
+Once you have obtained your data (you only need to request message data) you can then use Discorch. According to Discorch:
+''"Discord acts in malicious compliance with the GDPR. You are not allowed to delete your DMs through their support flow, since you can always regain access to a DM, technically speaking, since you are always a member of the DM channel on their backend."''
+In order to delete DMs in bulk you must use [https://github.com/Darker-Ink/DiscorchDeleter DiscorchDeleter],  which is against Discord TOS (as it's considered self-botting), and will automatically delete messages for you. To avoid an account termination, set the interval to a realistic human rate. DiscorchDeleter requires [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/violentmonkey/jinjaccalgkegednnccohejagnlnfdag Violent monkey] and [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vencord-web/cbghhgpcnddeihccjmnadmkaejncjndb Vencord (browser version)]. Discorch provides downloads for these, including DiscorchDeleter. Violent Monkey requires a browser that supports Manifest V2, so consider using [https://brave.com/ Brave] or [https://www.firefox.com/en-US/ Firefox].
 ==Incidents==
 ===Introduction of forced arbitration (Oct. 2018)===