Discord is implementing changes to make public server conversations searchable on the web. Starting November 16, Discoverable Servers—publicly listed communities with at least 1,000 members—will receive automatically generated web pages displaying summaries of active conversations. Beginning in mid-December, individual messages posted on these servers will become indexable by search engines, allowing users without Discord accounts to access the discussions through web searches.
The feature applies only to Discoverable Servers, approximately 63,000 communities, while private servers and direct messages remain excluded. Server administrators and individual users can control content sharing through settings, though content is shared by default in most regions. Message sharing remains disabled by default in the EU, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and South Korea, requiring users to opt in. Users under 18 cannot enable the feature, and previously posted messages will not be included in the rollout.
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