it's utterly ridiculous. it's not discord's responsibility to protect children. it's the parents' job.

am i crazy for thinking children shouldnt use discord? after all it is the biggest pred hub currently.

Roblox is a bigger pred hub but I do agree

True.

Nah not at all crazy
I wouldn't even let my children (I don't have any children yet tho.) use Discord especially if they don't know that person irl. I even read stuff from the news about kids being groomed by preds.

Do u want children?

actually no. i wouldn't be opposed to disallowing my children to use the app except to talk to people they're friends with irl that we know aren't going to try to groom them. (if i had kids)

no

No, you are not crazy. The safest option is to play games that do not involve online chat. The companies that run these games with online chat and think they can make the online chat a safe environment are the people who are crazy.

I’ve been on discord for a while, in quite a variety of servers, and have yet to see any grooming. If kids just stay away from any “18+ sus 😳 hangout server” and adhere to basic online safety rules then they’ll be fine.

naur

Except for blogspot, telegram, ect.

u r not crazy 4 that I think that too there is some inappropriate stuff on there

same thing with roblox

It's been almost a year since I haven't used that site. I used self-protection because that place is horrifying especially due to certain situations.

yeah, how it's basically become notorious for all the grooming that goes on there?

Due to the parents not protecting their kids enough

This question must be asked: If you upvoted this, are you a parent yourself?

GOOD QUESTION

i'll answer that question: no, but i've seen some pretty rough things on Discord that AREN'T involving kids getting dragged into 18+ environments. Legitimately had people pull up and just start insulting one of the mods (granted it was a Hazbin Hotel server that I've been in since like 2024 but nobody there really talks all that much about Vivzie's midslop) for no reason.

I have seen a different community server ban someone for being a creep. Said someone was actually briefly a server moderator but had a lot of issues.

TL;DR, it's just basic human decency that will keep you safe on the internet, let alone Discord. treat other people well and DO NOT TALK WEIRD TO CHILDREN

months ago, they got huge database leak, now they ask for gov. ID card just to use this app.
I'm so questioned why not only this but other apps are forcing age verification. atp outside is soon going to be more enjoyable than internet.

my dad told me about it

well, as a platform, discord DOES bear some of the responsibility of keeping their users safe. if they're gonna recommend themselves for 13+ ages, they need to be safe for 13 years olds as well.

but this idea their going with is absolute hog ass, so i'm still gonna upvote

thank you, thank you
i strive for honesty

I'm just gonna put a picture of Morgan Freeman up to the camera or something.

And why tf are kids on it

Let's do their job together

Four Months after a Major Leak, by the way

fr

Why are we flip-flopping between it being Discord's responsibility and the parents' responsibility for safety???
I get that telling whether you should use the app or not should probably be up to the parents... BUT IT'S DISCORD'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, AND THEY'RE TERRIBLE AT EVEN THAT!!! DISCORD IS THE REASON IT'S A TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS CESSPIT!

People seem to default to this excuse on why they shouldn't violate their 'privacy' to be able to talk to their friends. I don't think it's the right one...
The responsibility should go to both, not one.

My dad uses it and said that if you don’t you’ll be in the teens area

and of course it’s because of f**king boomers in the uk that have no idea how anything on the internet works

why are the stone henges moving?

IDK

thank God I stopped using discord
I'm pretty sure I was being groomed when my mom caught me

I haven't been on there since

WhaaaT 😭🙏

PARENTS ALWAYS PUT RAISING THEIR KIDS OFF ON OTHER PEOPLE
😆

Discord is for ages 13 and over, yet you have to show them your ID because of age verification. Our world is confusing.

What the f**k, seriously??

whats the point of using discord 😂

wait what is it locking behind id verification is it the whole site or some integral feature you probably shouldn't put behind it

not to mention that recent data leak that already revealed thousands of id's