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Discord opens up public servers to web search from November 16th

Discord is changing how its public communities are found online. From November 16th, the platform plans to automatically create Server Web Pages for all Discoverable Servers. Discord describes these as “the most public spaces on Discord”, and they have at least 1,000 members. According to the platform, there are more than 63,000 of them. The … Read more

Austria deals blow to “Pay or Okay” consent model

The Austrian Federal Administrative Court confirmed that DerStandard’s “Pay or Okay” model breaches the GDPR. Users had to either accept tracking by hundreds of third parties or pay a subscription. Authorities ruled that this coercive model invalidates consent, which must be free and specific. Real consent rates drop to 1–7% when asked transparently, but the … Read more