Meta vs Discord
Based on our analysis, Discord is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Meta | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F · 22/100 | C+ · 58/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (12) | Mixed (52) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (18) | Mixed (55) |
| What you can do | Concern (30) | Positive (72) |
| What they promise | Mixed (38) | Positive (65) |
In plain English — Meta
Meta collects almost everything about you across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, shares it with advertisers, and keeps it indefinitely — including your AI chat conversations which now fuel ad targeting.
View full analysis →In plain English — Discord
Discord collects your messages, activity, device data, and behavioural signals, and uses them for personalisation and sponsored content targeting — but it doesn't sell your data, encrypts voice and video end-to-end, and gives you genuine in-app controls over most processing. The biggest risks are public server content being used to train AI systems and third-party bots operating largely outside Discord's privacy guarantees.
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