A New Group is Working to Make Discord a Safer Platform
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"A New Group is Working to Make Discord a Safer Platform" - from Paradigm Intel group by Aaron C.Z. Arnold
Prologue
Discord is one of the most popular messaging and social media applications globally, with around 150 million monthly active users. Popular messaging and social media platforms have become an important part of many people’s lives; whether it’s a group of friends wanting to talk to each other while playing video games or it’s a company trying to increase their public outreach, Discord has a lot of opportunities. However, like many social media platforms, there are a lot of online safety issues and concerns.
Vladhog Security (VHS) is a Discord bot that was created to scan all links sent in Discord servers that it’s in to make sure the link is not malicious or corrupt. The bot is managed and maintained by a team of developers and programmers who operate under the same name as the bot. As VHS continued to improve itself and expand its public outreach, the owner of VHS, Vlad, started thinking about other groups and individuals that have developed Discord bots to improve the online safety of Discord users. After much thought and consideration, Vlad decided to create a united group, or network, of like-minded organizations and individuals to work together to make Discord a safer platform.
Discord Safety Cooperation
The Discord Safety Cooperation (DSC), which was founded by Vlad on April 18, 2024, was created to make a united effort towards making Discord a safer platform.
The founding members of the DSC are Vladhog Security, LinkShieldAI, and Rho-9. LinkShieldAI and Rho-9 are also teams of individuals who manage and maintain Discord bots that scan malicious and suspicious links, similar to VHS. Vlad contacted the owners of these other two groups to ask if they wanted to join the DSC and both owners agreed to join.
When we asked Vlad about why he decided to create the DSC and what his goals were, he said “Every security bot and people who were working on making Discord safer had their own discord server, so I was thinking, why not make one server for all of them? [My] final goal [is to] get Discord’s attention to the problem, Discord [is] currently not a very safe place, they’re trying to do something but that’s not enough”. Vlad acknowledges that Discord has taken some actions to improve its online safety, however, it admits that there are still many issues and concerns.
When we asked the owner of LinkShieldAI about the DSC, he said “Vlad proposed that we create a server that gathers all the people that are interested in making Discord safer and their communities into one place”. He goes on to say “My main goal is to bring together people who care about making Discord safer. I want us to work as a team, sharing what we know and helping each other out. Creating this kind of network is vital for making a real difference and encouraging a culture of support and responsibility on Discord.”
Conclusion
The DSC will begin working towards making Discord a safer platform by sharing information with its member organizations and raising awareness about online safety issues. As DSC begins working on different projects and initiatives, Paradigm Intel looks forward to what they can accomplish, and we will support them in any way we can.
CREDITS
Aaron C.Z. Arnold, Board Member
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