Your favorite Discord music bot may be next on YouTube's hit list.
The Vexera music bot, like many before it, offered a convenient way to listen to music synchronized with other people in voice chat. With a simple search command, the bot would search YouTube, find the video you’re looking for, and stream its audio to everyone in the channel. According to Vexera, the bot was active in over 3 million Discord servers., the ultra-popular music bot that was shut down by Google almost two years ago.
Neither Vexera nor Groovy have shared exactly why YouTube threatened legal action, but in 2021 a YouTube spokesperson said Groovy violated its terms of service by"modifying the service and using it for commercial purposes." In other words, Google is taking issue with music bots bypassing YouTube’s ads on top of offering paid premium memberships for extra features that Google, presumably, receives no money from.
Some thought that the introduction of Discord’s officially-sanctioned YouTube Watch Together app in 2022 would be the final nail in the coffin. It wasn’t, possibly because I don’t know a single person who’s ever used it when streaming a browser tab is much easier. Perhaps the remaining music bots are only still around because their footprint is too small for Google to notice.
Vexera’s closure is a bitter reminder that one of Discord’s best perks exists only at the whim of the mega-corporation that’s allowing it. With Discord itself increasingly becoming , I wonder if another feature that lets users share paid content for free is next on the chopping block. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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