My source is this Tumblr post, which caused me to check my settings because I just got the latest major update.

I found these settings enabled in my discord app:

I know ideally one wouldn’t use Discord at all, but so many of the nice little people in my phone are on Discord.

BTW it’s never a good idea to allow apps access to your contacts, other than your actual phone and SMS apps.

Stay safe!

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    9 months ago

    My phone’s a S21 as well (well, S21 FE), and I’m in South Dakota. I’ve had my account since 2017.

    Someone from the EU itt reported that they had the settings enabled like I did, so I now think the location hypothesis is wrong. Must be just A/B testing or whatever it’s called, or possibly something more nefarious.