Jul 14, 2021 11:30:00

What is the purpose of Discord's acquisition of 'Sentropy', which protects users from attacks on SNS?

It was announced on July 14, 2021 that the chat tool

Discord has acquired 'Sentropy ', which develops a tool to detect offensive posts on SNS. At the same time, Sentropy CEO John Redgrave blogs about Sentropy's role in Discord.

Sentropy x Discord: A Safer Tomorrow | by Sentropy Technologies | Sentropy
https://medium.com/sentropy/sentropy-x-discord-1ed5c4269896

Sentropy is a company that provides operators of online platforms such as SNS and online bulletin boards with tools to automatically detect slander and discriminatory remarks and take appropriate measures.

In 2021, we also started providing tools for individual users to detect offensive posts, and we are working to protect users from offensive remarks on the Internet.

Sentropy Technologies
https://www.sentropy.com/

In a blog post announcing the acquisition by Discord, Redgrave said, 'Discord has 150 million monthly users. Discord continues to grow rapidly, and it's safe to connect users. We need a reliable way to do it. Sentropy has built world-class technologies and products to protect our online community. Discord and Sentropy will work together to build a secure platform. ' He revealed that he will work on technological development to protect Discord users from offensive content and remarks.

'I'm excited to work with Sentropy and Discord to fight hate speech and offensive remarks online. I'm Jason Citron on Discord,' Redgrave said on his Twitter account. We share our vision for the future with the CEO and CTO Stanislav Bidinevsky. '

I'm thrilled to share that Sentropy is joining Discord to continue the fight against hate & abuse online! In @jasoncitron & @svishnevskiy , we recognized a shared vision of what the future could be & are excited to make that future together. Learn more : https://t.co/2ynOrQgR1D

— Redgrave (@jredgraves) July 13, 2021

'Trust & Safety is a priority for Discord, and as Discord grows and expands, we will increase our investment in Trust & Safety. We are Sentropy,' Citron said in response to Redgrave. I'm excited to join Discord. '

I'm really excited to welcome the @sentropy team to @Discord ! T & S has always been a priority for Discord and central to who we are as a company. As we grow and scale, we will continue to invest in T & S. We're thrilled to have the folks at Sentropy join us to make Discord safer. Https://t.co/6HjFJGXttk

— Jason Citron (@jasoncitron) July 13, 2021

Support for Sentropy's tools for individual users has already ended, and support for enterprise tools is scheduled to end on September 30, 2021.