> its business model is not based on the exploitation of personal data, That's strange, given the software's functionality includes showing friends and people

> its business model is not based on the exploitation of personal data, That's strange, given the software's functionality includes showing friends and people in servers you're in what games you're playing, for how long, and even what game mode and so on. There's zero chance they're not monetizing that in some fashion. Almost certainly in aggregate, but I'd be shocked if they aren't doing non-aggregate data sharing behind some very tightly closed doors. Also, just an fyi that tencent has heavily invested in Discord - though the exact amount is unknown.