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Discord to Make Public Server Messages Searchable on Google

Discord is launching Server Web Pages so that messages from public Discord servers can be indexed and shown in Google Search results beginning in December, a change that has drawn privacy concerns.

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Oct 27, 3:10 PM techmeme.com Discord says it will let public-channel messages from servers listed in Server Discovery appear in web search from mid-December; admins and members can opt out (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
Oct 27, 2:22 PM techcrunch.com Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns
Oct 27, 2:21 PM mashable.com Discord will let public server messages be discoverable in Google Search