Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery::Discord will switch to temporary file links for all users by the end of the year to block attackers from using its CDN (content delivery network) for hosting and pushing malware.

  • Zarxrax@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah… In sure malware is the reason. It’s not that they don’t want people using discord for file hosting.

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      1 year ago

      Still, it’s not a file hosting platform. 🤷‍♂️ it should have been temporary to begin with.

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          1 year ago

          What ? Pretty sure their paid plans only allow uploading larger files. It says nothing about the longevity of said files on their servers

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          It shouldn’t have been. That’s their bad—misuse of file hosting is an obvious result of offering file hosting. Manage your own files. Put them on GitHub or something. And if they’re private they shouldn’t be on any cloud to begin with 🤷‍♂️