Why we dont use "Discord Communication App".

Astrus · August 26, 2018

We have gotten alot of questions about why we dont use the Discord Communication App. Hopefully the below will clarify why we stay away from Discord and why we feel that CIG/RobertsSpaceIndustries is making strides to make Spectrum a healthy alternative to the Discord Communication App.

Discord Communication App FOUNDER HAS ALREADY BEEN SUED FOR PRIVACY VIOLATIONS: We demand that our communications with our members be 100% private. Discord Communication App fails us in this respect.
- https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/27/discord-citron/
- Jason Citron, founder of the Discord Communication App, already had a “Discord” app called “Openfeint”. Openfeint was sued for privacy violations because Citron sold the private information of its users to 3rd parties without complete disclosure that he did so. As stated in Their Terms & Service, Every single thing that is said or typed on Discord Communication App is recorded and can be used against you as you see in a following example.
- Trust is very important, and to educated gamers, Citron isn’t trustworthy.
Discord Communication App RECORDS EVERYTHING AND INFRINGES ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH. IF THEY DON'T AGREE WITH YOU POLITICALLY: While we accept all members from different cultures, colors, religions and backgrounds our leadership has a deep respect for freedom of speech.
- https://archive.is/hXGx8
- http://archive.is/FcC4E
- https://archive.is/Z8GDs : They will now (3/1/22) ban you for what you say off of their platform. No thanks.
- While other organizations directly ban and kick members for talking about religion or politics, Sanctuary of Wanderhome provides places where members who want to have those types of conversations with each other via “Politics and Religion” Channels and so forth. We expect that the conversations never devolve into personal insults.
- Discord Communication App, as a company, does not share our own inclusivity and acceptance of all types of people; People who also share and respect our guidelines and culture.
Discord Communication App IS NOT SECURE: The below video speaks for itself.
- Discord Turned Into an Info-Stealing Backdoor by New Malware
  - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/discord-turned-into-an-info-stealing-backdoor-by-new-malware/
    - The Windows Discord client is an Electron application, which means that almost all of its functionality is derived from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This allows malware to modify its core files so that the client executes malicious behavior on startup.
    - Once started, the JavaScript will execute various Discord API commands and JavaScript functions to collect a variety of information about the user that is then sent via a Discord webhook to the attacker.
    - Victim info that was leeched:
      - Discord user token, Victim's local IP address, Victim's public IP address via WebRTC, User information such as username, email address, phone number,The first 50 characters of the victims Windows clipboard, and more.
- There are other ways to find out how to effectively hack Discord Communication App channels but we will leave that to you to safely search for online as linking them from our website is too risky for our taste.
Discord Communication App REMOVES ABILITY TO DEFEND RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THEIR TOS: In Oct 2018, Discord Communication App added a small “class waiver” section to the terms of service.
- “Discord and you agree to resolve any dispute will be brought in an individual capacity, and not on behalf of, or as part of, any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding,” it states.
  - This effectively removes the right for you, should you accept the new TOS, to sue them should they infringe on your right to privacy.
- For more info see:
Discord Communication App IS NOT SAFE: In these examples Discord Communication App sent information to the SPLC and effectively doxxed people that the owners did not agree with politically. While we do not necessarily know nor share the views of the people that Discord Communication App doxxed, we do not like the fact that the people involved had their perceived private conversation leaked to a third party FOR CASH.
- We want our members to have full control over what we can say and how we can say it without risk of being shut down by a 3rd party. Freedom feels good.
- https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/they-couldnt-do-anything-mizkif-explains-how-his-discord-was-hacked-because-of-another-streamer
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We may in the future use Discord Communication App officially for VERY VERY limited and Executive approved situations.

Inviting our members to go join a non official Discord Communication App channel, as a member or otherwise, is still against our Org Guidelines.

A communication app is a communication app. We will never be hindered in anyway as an org because we do not use Discord. Mumble is easy to use and has been a great boon to our org. The sound quality and speed is exceptional and worth every penny we pay for it.

If you have anymore questions about why we don't use Discord please send a private message to @Shawkorrr.

Edited August 17, 2022 by Astrus
Added Mizkif hack