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.

    • echo64@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      you think a service you pay for that lets you upload files to them, to share the files with an unlimited amount of other people, is not a file hosting platform? even though it hosts files for you? and you pay for the service?

      what do you think it is?

      • WorseDoughnut 🍩@lemdro.id
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        1 year ago

        Don’t move the goal posts. It’s 100% not an advertised feature to use Discord uploads as cloud storage or an off-platform CDN.

        The unintended side effect that you’ve so clearly described is the exact reason they’re implementing the protections in question.