The policy authorizes Discord to use publicly available user-generated content, including posts, usernames, avatars, server names, and banners, to develop automated systems and models for content moderation and safety enforcement. Users participating in public or large servers may have their content used for this purpose.
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This provision establishes that content posted in publicly accessible spaces on Discord may be used to train or develop automated moderation and safety systems, which has implications for users in public servers and may require evaluation under GDPR legitimate interests and automated processing provisions, as well as any applicable AI governance frameworks.
Under this clause, content posted in larger or publicly accessible spaces, including public posts, usernames, avatars, and server names, may be used by Discord to develop automated content moderation systems. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism through User Settings that allows users to limit the extent to which their content is used for service improvement purposes.
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Compare across platforms →"We may also use content posted in larger spaces to help us develop, improve, and power our services, including features that help you catch up on conversations and safety features that identify harmful content on the services and support the enforcement of our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. We also use certain information, which may include content reported to us, content that violates our Terms of Service, and certain other content widely available on the service (such as public posts, usernames, avatars, banners, user profiles, server names, server icons, and server banners), to create systems and models that can be automated to more swiftly detect, categorize, and take action against prohibited content or conduct.Excerpt from Discord's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates GDPR Article 6 lawful basis requirements, particularly legitimate interests, as well as Article 22 provisions on automated decision-making where automated systems affect users.
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This provision establishes that content posted in publicly accessible spaces on Discord may be used to train or develop automated moderation and safety systems, which has implications for users in public servers and may require evaluation under GDPR legitimate interests and automated processing provisions, as well as any applicable AI governance frameworks.
Under this clause, content posted in larger or publicly accessible spaces, including public posts, usernames, avatars, and server names, may be used by Discord to develop automated content moderation systems. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism through User Settings that allows users to limit the extent to which their content is used for service improvement purposes.
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