HOWTO_discord-com_chatlogs-chathistory-backup-webscaper.txt

https://github.com/chylex/Discord-History-Tracker
https://dht.chylex.com/ = Web-browser script (mostly for Firefox, also works for Chrome) that saves Discord chat history into a file, and an offline viewer that displays the file.
^--- the working solution to backup your discord.com (or Discord Desktop Client app) chatlog messages to offline files...

https://github.com/sahwar?tab=repositories&q=discord&type=&language=

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https://stallman.org/discord.html
Reasons not to use the Discord.com communications system

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https://cadence.moe/blog/2020-06-06-why-you-shouldnt-trust-discord
' I've moved my communities off Discord, ____or bridged them with Matrix, or transferred them to other people and left them. I'm down to 3 servers from 86, 
all of which are bridged, so I don't have to open Discord to see them.____ I'm in the process of purging all of my messages. 
I likely won't delete my account, because I do occasionally need to log in to attend to something, and deleting my account would do basically nothing. More on that later.

Here's why I'm ditching Discord.'

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