Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user
Discord has introduced end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for all users. This feature ensures that communications remain private, preventing any external access, including from Discord itself. The rollout comes at a time when other platforms have scaled back on encryption features, marking a significant privacy advancement for Discord's user base.
- ▪Discord has enabled end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls for every user.
- ▪This feature allows users to communicate privately without external access to their calls.
- ▪The rollout of this encryption feature follows other platforms like Meta and TikTok reducing their encryption offerings.
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In Brief Posted: 2:14 PM PDT · May 19, 2026 Image Credits:MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images Zack Whittaker Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user Messaging platform giant Discord has switched on end-to-end encrypted voice and video messaging for every user. The end-to-end encryption feature means that Discord users can now communicate privately without anyone else being able to listen in to their calls, not even Discord. This is a major privacy win for the community’s hundreds of millions of users, soon after social media giant Meta pulled the plug on Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted messaging feature earlier this year. TikTok said it would also not end-to-end encrypt user messages after it became a U.S. company.
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