Discord’s innovative features have made it a cherished platform for millions, fostering vibrant communities and seamless communication, but its failure to protect a fundamental privacy right is both heartbreaking and unacceptable. When a user permanently deletes their Discord account, their username is merely replaced with a generic “DeletedUser####,” leaving every message, image, and piece of content they’ve shared fully visible and accessible across servers and chats. This glaring privacy violation, unlike platforms like Instagram and X that promptly erase user data upon account deletion, exposes users to harassment, blackmail, and doxxing long after they’ve chosen to leave. Imagine the gut-wrenching fear of someone whose account is hacked and deleted, leaving them powerless during the 14-day recovery window to remove sensitive messages—messages that could reveal personal struggles, mental health challenges, or even real-world addresses. Picture a young person who shared vulnerably in a moment of trust, only to face relentless bullying or stalking years later because their words remain etched in Discord’s servers, open to misuse by malicious actors. The platform’s refusal to act on thousands of user pleas on its own feedback site—demanding for years that messages be deleted with accounts—feels like a heartless dismissal of real human suffering, violating the spirit of laws like the GDPR, which upholds the “right to be forgotten.” Discord’s automated, dismissive responses ignore the profound risks: anxiety, depression, and real-world harm from doxxing or harassment. This isn’t just a policy flaw; it’s a betrayal of trust that leaves vulnerable users—especially minors—exposed to ongoing harm, their data left to “rot” in a system that prioritizes convenience over safety. The solution is clear: when someone deletes their account, all their data, including chats, images, and other content, should be permanently removed and made invisible to others, preventing harassment, blackmail, and emotional distress. By ignoring user feedback and legal principles, Discord perpetuates a cycle of vulnerability. We implore Discord to act with compassion and responsibility, ensuring no one’s past haunts them or falls into malicious hands. You have the power to make Discord a safer, more trustworthy platform. Please, hear the voices of those who’ve been hurt, who live in fear, or who simply want their privacy respected. Implement this critical change—because no one should suffer for trusting your platform.

 

Attached images are screenshots of users who have posted feedbacks on discord's official feedback site. Those feedbacks are left unsolved being rotten since 5 years. They're hopeless and trust? It's gone.