The article discusses the release of a comprehensive dataset containing over 2 billion Discord messages collected between 2015 and 2024. While the researchers claim to have followed ethical guidelines for data collection through Discord's public API, many comments express skepticism regarding the adherence to Discord's terms of service and privacy concerns. Key issues highlighted include the anonymization process potentially lacking thoroughness, the ethicality of scraping public communication, and implications for user privacy laws such as GDPR. Additionally, there's concern about how this dataset reflects the broader trend of private vs public communication in the digital age and the impact on content accessibility for hobbies and interests.