Warnings for possible fake urls

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Sugden

• June 25, 2019 23:04

When clicking on a link in the discord app, if a link looks as though its trying to be an official discord, google or any widely known service URL, prompt a warning that specifically says "this is not an official so and so link, are you sure you wish to continue", i think this would definitely help avoid these sorts of scams

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  Boss 🎄

  • June 25, 2019 23:24

  I'm sure it could be done, but it'd be need to scan for multiple links.

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  Sugden

  • June 26, 2019 00:27

  Boss, yeah it would just be searching through the string for a link as the client usually does to highlight it and make it clickable, but also have a check for words like "discord", "google", etc, or similar looking words inside the url and verifying of the url is official or not

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  metr0

  • June 26, 2019 00:32

  Love the idea! Also, in your user settings, there could be whitelist and blacklist lists for specific domains and exact URLs. Would definitely help to improve safety.

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  Lythus

  • June 27, 2019 20:26

  Definitely agreed. I was just compromised with the link and got my account back. Warning to other users: this is not fake and watch out. 

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