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404 Media Apr 17, 2024

A spy site is scraping users' Discord messages and activity across servers and selling them to anyone with $5:

https://www.404media.co/a-spy-site-is-scraping-discord-and-selling-users-messages/

A Spy Site Is Scraping Discord and Selling Users’ Messages

404 Media tested the service, called Spy Pet, and verified it is collecting information on Discord users, including the messages they post across usually disparate servers.

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That one Fedi creature

?Apr 17, 2024

@404mediaco Discord's total monthly active users in January, 2023: 154 million (source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367908/discord-mau-worldwide/ as of 17.04.2024 upon checking)

It's more beneficial for the users to leave the hellhole, just before things get even worse.

Say no to proprietary messengers & their botnets.

Discord global MAU 2023 | Statista

In January 2023, it was estimated that Discord had approximately 154 million monthly active users (MAU), up by three percent compared to the 150 million users registered as of September 2021.

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That one Fedi creature

@404mediaco like, holy shit:

“Have you ever wondered where your friend hangs out on Discord? Tired of basic search tools like Discord.id? Look no further!” Spy Pet’s website reads. It claims to be tracking more than 14,000 servers, 600 million users, and includes a database of more than 3 billion messages.