How to Block Ads on Discord (Mostly) | Lifehacker
Posted by jpluimers on 2024/04/09
Since about a week, Discord started showing ads. I am pretty sure the default setting is against GDPR regulations.
Lifehacker indicated how to disable them. I added numbered steps for readability:
How to turn off Discord ads
Discord doesn’t make it super clear, but there is a way to disable these in-game rewards advertisements, as well as the tracking that goes along with them. To start,
- open Discord,
- then head to Settings > Privacy & Safety.
- Here, disable the toggle next to In-game rewards (aka Quests).
[Wayback/Archive] How to Block Ads on Discord (Mostly) | Lifehacker
Screenshots (sorry for the dark mode):
- Default
[Wayback/Archive] 320826747-f928450d-0574-46bb-9542-6947746ea90c.png (834×105)
- No-Ads
[Wayback/Archive] 320826874-e80e01ba-18db-4002-b830-33713c99f520.png (838×98)
Text:
In-game rewards (aka Quests)
Use information about how you use Discord such as what games you play to tell you about Quests or other in- game reward opportunities. Learn more about it here.
The support link points to [Wayback/Archive] Data Privacy Controls – Discord.
Query: [Wayback/Archive] disable discord ads – Google Search
--jeroen
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