Discord has implemented end-to-end encryption for all audio and video calls, though the platform confirmed it has no current plans to extend this security feature to text messages.
Key Points
- Discord now provides end-to-end encryption for all user audio and video calls by default.
- The encryption update excludes "Stages" due to the public nature of those specific broadcast channels.
- Discord stated that text messages will remain unencrypted because many platform features rely on server-side access to text data.
- Rebuilding the platform's text-based infrastructure for encryption presents a significant engineering challenge for the company.