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I know #Discord is utter spyware garbage, but this has to be a joke.
https://nitter.tiekoetter.com/WumpusCentral/status/1996257296020582436#m

Peforming "intentional restarts" when you're away to clear its own memory leaks. They also posted detailed conditions, so I assume their source info is correct.

Discord Inc. is a multibillion dollar company through just a single app they got to maintain. Supposedly.
How isn't every single engineer working there thoroughly ashamed by now. They have to be, right?

WumpusCentral on Twitter, now so-called "X" on the thirs of december 2025:
Discord is finally "fixing" memory leaks! /s

The client is testing a feature that monitors its own RAM usage and performs an intentional restart to clear resources if it reaches 4 GB while you're AFK.

No restarts occur if you're currently in a call. — WumpusCentral on Twitter, now so-called "X" on the thirs of december 2025: Discord is finally "fixing" memory leaks! /s The client is testing a feature that monitors its own RAM usage and performs an intentional restart to clear resources if it reaches 4 GB while you're AFK. No restarts occur if you're currently in a call.

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