diff --git src/bp-core/classes/class-bp-embed.php src/bp-core/classes/class-bp-embed.php
index 2ffcc15..29f5c65 100644
--- src/bp-core/classes/class-bp-embed.php
+++ src/bp-core/classes/class-bp-embed.php
@@ -130,10 +130,13 @@ class BP_Embed extends WP_Embed {
 		 * Filters whether or not oEmbed discovery is on.
 		 *
 		 * @since 1.5.0
+		 * @since 2.5.0 The default value changed to true to follow WP's changes in v4.4.0.
 		 *
-		 * @param bool $value Current status of oEmbed discovery.
+		 * @see WP_oEmbed::discover()
+		 *
+		 * @param bool $enable Whether to enable `<link>` tag discovery. Default true.
 		 */
-		$attr['discover'] = ( apply_filters( 'bp_embed_oembed_discover', false ) && current_user_can( 'unfiltered_html' ) );
+		$attr['discover'] = apply_filters( 'bp_embed_oembed_discover', true );
 
 		// Set up a new WP oEmbed object to check URL with registered oEmbed providers.
 		require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-oembed.php' );