Your public Discord messages may soon appear in Google search results
Discord is introducing a feature that makes public messages from large servers discoverable via search engines like Google. While private DMs and smaller servers remain unaffected, the change has raised concerns regarding user privacy.
Why it matters
This shift impacts how personal data and community discussions are indexed on the open web, forcing users to reconsider their privacy settings on social platforms.
Discord announced a new feature that can make your server messages discoverable on Google. Here's how to opt out.
Read full bio October 28, 2026, 2:56 pm ET
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Discoverable Servers will get dedicated web pages filled with community information. Server Web Pages will contain community server descriptions and conversation summaries. Private DMs, group chats, and servers will continue to remain private and undiscoverable. Fresh on the heels of its age verification debacle, Discord, a free and popular instant messaging service, is once again making sweeping changes that affect users’ privacy. Spaces with 1,000+ members, known as Discoverable Servers, will soon be searchable on the web. Your DMs and group chats will stay private, and Discord laid out clear instructions for both server admins and casual users on how to keep your server messages from being shown on the wider web.
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