Discord Nsfw Teen – How to Protect Your Child’s Privacy on Discord

Discord is one of the world’s leading instant messaging and VoIP social platforms, enabling users to communicate through text messaging, video calls and audio chats in both private channels as well as servers which bring together people who share an interest – such as gaming, anime or fandoms – that unite them all. Many servers feature adult content or themes.

Discord is intended for users aged 13 and above; however, the app lacks meaningful age verification or parental controls that would help children avoid servers or features deemed NSFW. At signup, users are asked for their date of birth but can easily provide false data in order to bypass age-restriction safeguards and platform safeguards. Furthermore, server moderation and community guidelines are ultimately the responsibility of individual servers – making oversight challenging at best.

A father from outside Boston reported that his daughter, aged 13, downloaded Discord last summer and started conversing with an adult male in his 30s who sent her lewd images of herself. According to her father, this caused great distress and fear among her peers as he demanded information such as her home address, phone number, school and bus stop details from the girl. Discord has since improved its gatekeeping by partnering with ConnectSafely and hosting “listening sessions” with parents.

Engage with your child about how and why they use Discord, including reviewing any safety settings they have enabled as well as reviewing their friend list and direct messages together. Also ensure they know how to block users (which prevents them from messaging you directly) as well as reporting any potential threats or issues on Discord.