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I understand about it’s their resources. What I mean is that it’s a private, closed group that’s invite only. They have no need to moderate content as if someon

I understand about it’s their resources. What I mean is that it’s a private, closed group that’s invite only. They have no need to moderate content as if someone doesn’t like it, they leave. This is different from public networks where content spreads broadly and is seen broadly. I wouldn’t expect, nor want discord to know if my material is nsfw or not. If they imposed any restriction it would make me less likely to use them. I noticed through using bark, an app used to monitor and protect kids device usage, that discord doesn’t provide any api user access to content and the only way to see material is through their app.

CapstanRoller 4y ago
The implication is that Discord can surveil you (or help a government surveil you), not that your chats will be leaked to the world directly. Discord "servers" are just instances of Discord on Discord Inc's cloud. Discord never claims that they are private in the sense of 'sovereign', only that you can moderate them yourself. Discord openly states in the TOS that their "Trust and Safety" team can see literally everything you do (channel messages, DMs, attachments, etc) at any time.
- anticensor 4y ago
  There is no Discord Inc. cloud. Discord is hosted on the Google cloud.
  - CapstanRoller 3y ago
    No need to be pedantic. Discord Inc has their own cloud ecosystem built on top of Google. Discord "servers" aren't unique instances deployed on bare metal. It's multi-tenant SaaS just like Slack.
dotnet00 4y ago
The thing that always gets in the way of that idea is when they get big and the (often technologically illiterate or agenda driven) media puts out hit pieces about them encouraging hate/csem to spread by not actively moderating private conversations. That's why the only solution is fully E2EE platforms for anything you have an expectation of privacy towards.

CapstanRoller 4y ago

The implication is that Discord can surveil you (or help a government surveil you), not that your chats will be leaked to the world directly. Discord "servers" are just instances of Discord on Discord Inc's cloud. Discord never claims that they are private in the sense of 'sovereign', only that you can moderate them yourself. Discord openly states in the TOS that their "Trust and Safety" team can see literally everything you do (channel messages, DMs, attachments, etc) at any time.

anticensor 4y ago
There is no Discord Inc. cloud. Discord is hosted on the Google cloud.
- CapstanRoller 3y ago
  No need to be pedantic. Discord Inc has their own cloud ecosystem built on top of Google. Discord "servers" aren't unique instances deployed on bare metal. It's multi-tenant SaaS just like Slack.

dotnet00 4y ago

The thing that always gets in the way of that idea is when they get big and the (often technologically illiterate or agenda driven) media puts out hit pieces about them encouraging hate/csem to spread by not actively moderating private conversations. That's why the only solution is fully E2EE platforms for anything you have an expectation of privacy towards.