Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery::Discord will switch to temporary file links for all users by the end of the year to block attackers from using its CDN (content delivery network) for hosting and pushing malware.

  • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Do you think your company could get away with offering a paid service that included file hosting, and then suddenly announcing that the file hosting was now only temporary?

    Or would you expect your customers to abandon you over any claims of “just find an alternative”?

    E: to clarify, by “your company” I mean where you work. Im not assuming youre at a position of ownership

    • darth_helmet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      The services are way too different to compare that feature in isolation, unfortunately. But discord’s business model is not to be a cdn, and I think it’s a good move to occasionally prune a feature that doesn’t provide enough juice for the squeeze. We’ve seen much worse enshittification this year, and I doubt this move has any measurable effect on their active users. Dealing with getting your servers off of blacklists because some douche decided to host malware on your free file hosting isn’t how anyone wants to spend their days, I assure you.

      • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Its not going to effect the causal, non paying active users for sure.

        But thats because they arent the paying customers. A lot of people who paid did so for the purpose of upgrading their personal servers, which pretty often included the file storage.

        Im not in a ton of servers, but the ones who were community hubs are already discussing leaving discord over this, because the file convenience was the big draw of paying for discord. No idea where they want to move to, but they arent happy about sitting still.