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The server settings tag on WindowsForum.com gathers discussion about the configuration choices administrators and members make for online community platforms, with a focus on privacy and visibility controls. Recent coverage examines Discord's decision to let search engines read content from its largest public servers, including Discoverable Servers with at least 1,000 members. The discussion explains the two-stage rollout of server web pages, AI summaries, and individual message indexing, and it highlights the opt-out controls available to admins and members. It also notes the practical traps in how those settings behave, which matters for anyone responsible for managing a community's exposure to search engines.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Discord Public Server Messages in Search: How to Opt Out and Why AI Summaries Can Still Appear

    Discord is about to let search engines read some of what people say in its biggest public servers. The change covers Discoverable Servers only, and it ships in two stages: Server Web Pages and AI summaries on November 16, then individual messages in mid-December. Admins and members can already...