X vs Discord
Based on our analysis, Discord is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | X | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F · 24/100 | C+ · 58/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (20) | Mixed (52) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (18) | Mixed (55) |
| What you can do | Concern (35) | Positive (72) |
| What they promise | Concern (38) | Positive (65) |
X collects everything you do on and off the platform, infers your identity even when you're signed out, and explicitly allows third-party 'collaborators' to use your data to train their own AI models. There is no meaningful way to stop the core collection, your public posts are available via API for mass scraping, and security is disclosed only in the vaguest terms.
View full analysis →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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