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Safety Center
Overview
Controlling Your Experience
Four steps to a super safe account
Four steps to a super safe server
Role of administrators and moderators on Discord
Reporting problems to Discord
Mental health on Discord
Age-Restricted Content on Discord
Tips against spam and hacking
Parents & Educators
What is Discord?
Discord's commitment to a safe and trusted experience
Helping your teen stay safe on Discord
Talking about online safety with your teen
Answering parents' and educators' top questions
If your teen encounters an issue
Working with CARU to protect users on Discord
How We Enforce Rules
Our policies
How we investigate
What actions we take
How you can appeal our actions
Discord's Transparency Reports
Working with law enforcement
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Moderator Academy
Overview
Basics
100: An Intro to the DMA
103: Basic Channel Setup
104: How To Report Content To Discord
110: Moderator Etiquette
111: Your Responsibilities as a Moderator
151: An Intro to the Moderator Ecosystem
Setup and Function
201: Permissions on Discord
202: Handling Difficult Scenarios
203: Developing Server Rules
204: Ban Appeals
205: Utilizing Role Colors
206: Best Practices for Reporting Tools
207: Server Information and Announcement Channels
208: Channel Categories and Names
210: Moderator Recruitment
211: Creating Moderation Team Channels
231: Fundamentals of Family-Friendly Servers
241: Securing Your Discord Account
Advanced Community Management
301: Implementing Verification Gates
302: Developing Moderator Guidelines
303: Facilitating Positive Environments
304: Moderating Safely and Securely
310: Managing Moderation Teams
311: Understanding and Avoiding Moderator Burnout
312: Internal Conflict Resolution
313: How to Moderate Voice Channels
314: Training and Onboarding New Moderators
321: Auto Moderation in Discord
322: Using Webhooks and Embeds
323: Using XP Systems
324: Using Modmail Bots
331: Community Engagement
332: Fostering Healthy Communities
333: Planning Community Events
334: Community Partnerships
341: Understanding Your Community Through Insights
345: Best Practices for Moderating Content Creation
Moderation Seminars
401: Transparency in Moderation
402: Confidentiality in Moderation
403: Sensitive Topics
404: Considering Mental Health in Your Community
405: Practicalities of Moderating Adult Channels
407: Managing Exponential Membership Growth
431: Ethical Community Growth
432: Internationalization of a Community
441: Community Governance Structures
442: Using Insights to Improve Community Growth and Engagement
443: Ban Evasion and Advanced Harassment
444: Managing Interpersonal Relationships
451: Reddit X Discord
452: Twitch X Discord
453: Patreon X Discord
455: Schools X Discord
459: Bringing Other Communities to Discord
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531: Parasocial Relationships
541: The Application of Metaphors in Moderation
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Discord Safety Center
What is Discord?
Discord is a voice, video, and text chat app that's used by tens of millions of people ages 13+ to talk and hang out with their communities and friends.
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Discord's commitment to a safe and trusted experience
We work hard to ensure everyone on Discord is able to have meaningful conversations and spend time with their communities in a safe, positive, and inclusive manner.
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Reporting problems to Discord
If you encounter a violation of our Terms of Service or Community Guidelines, we ask that you report this behavior to us.
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Safety
Learn how to stay safe on Discord, and about the tools and resources available to teens, parents, and law enforcement.
Learn about the resources available to teens and parents to help stay safe on Discord.
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Parents & Educators
Helping your teen stay safe on Discord
Controlling Your Experience
Tips against spam and hacking
Controlling Your Experience
Four steps to a super safe server
Controlling Your Experience
Four steps to a super safe account
Moderation
A comprehensive resource to learn about moderation, community management, and more.
An ever-growing resource for moderators of all skill levels to learn how to sharpen their abilities and foster great communities.
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Basics
104: How To Report Content To Discord
Setup and Function
206: Best Practices for Reporting Tools
Advanced Community Management
314: Training and Onboarding New Moderators
Moderation Seminars
442: Using Insights to Improve Community Growth and Engagement
Transparency
Transparency is a core value of Discord’s work on Safety. Learn more about our commitment to keeping Discord a safe place for all.
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Transparency Reports
These Transparency Reports provide insight into the effort that goes into making Discord a safe place for everyone to find belonging.
Research
Learn about Discord's research collaboration efforts and get involved.
Community Guidelines
Our Community Guidelines explain what behavior isn't allowed on Discord.