Think twice (or thrice) before using #Discord as a chat forum. Some people have scraped large amounts of communications and are offering them for sale.
It's sad that several reputable companies rely on Discord for their services.
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https://www.404media.co/a-spy-site-is-scraping-discord-and-selling-users-messages/
Marcel Waldvogel /
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2024-04-17 20:06:55
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