Discord file links will expire after a day to fight malware

The company says anyone using Discord to host files should consider a different service.

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.

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Anyone using Discord to host files will want to change that, as links to those files will begin to refresh every 24 hours by the end of this year. The company told Bleeping Computer that doing so will help the company fight malware spreading on its platform since that gives it more ability to “restrict access to flagged content.”

According to the article, Discord says the change won’t affect anyone sharing content on the platform, as links within ..

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