Discord

D↓ Declining

Last updated: March 2026

Scoring Categories

Age Verification

Self-reported age with no verification. Trivially bypassed.

DM Restrictions

DMs open by default from any shared server member.

D+

Abuse Response Time

Reports can take days. Limited proactive moderation.

D-

Parental Controls

No built-in parental controls or family accounts.

C-

Offender Removal

Account bans enforced but new accounts are trivially created.

Server infiltration

Predators join child-friendly gaming servers and use shared interests to initiate private DM conversations.

Alt-account manipulation

Groomers maintain multiple accounts to approach the same child from different angles or re-establish contact after being blocked.

Voice channel exploitation

Private voice channels allow real-time unrecorded conversations that leave no text trail for parents to review.

NSFW content normalization

Gradual exposure to inappropriate content through server channels to desensitize young users.

1
Open Discord Settings > Privacy & Safety and enable "Keep me safe" for DM scanning.
2
Disable "Allow direct messages from server members" in each server's privacy settings.
3
Review the server list regularly and remove any servers you don't recognize.
4
Enable two-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized account access.

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