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TL;DR Discord is making voice and video calls end-to-end encrypted by default.
It works with the DAVE protocol, and is enabled on all platforms.
This is one step that could help Discord get back into its users good books after the age-verification debacle earlier this year.
Whether you use Discord to virtually hang out with friends, staying on voice calls while playing your favorite games, or for anything else, the platform has good news for you: All audio and video calls on Discord are now end-to-end encrypted, and the feature is enabled by default so you don’t need to opt in.
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The system works with the company’s own Discord Audio & Video End-to-End Encryption (DAVE) protocol and is applied by default to all calls except for stage channels.
Discord says that the encryption works across all platforms, including consoles. Whether participants are using Discord from their smartphones, laptops, Xbox, PlayStation, or the web, their calls will be encrypted by default.
End-to-end encryption has been a default on Discord calls since March of this year. However, the company is now in the process of removing the client code that was used to support an unencrypted fallback. Once complete, this will ensure that Discord calls can’t be unencrypted under any condition.
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