We may remove content if we reasonably believe its spread could result in damage to physical infrastructure, injury of others, obstruction of participation in civic processes, or the endangerment of public health. Content that is false, misleading, and can lead to significant risk of physical or societal harm may not be shared on Discord.
Self-harm threats used as a form of emotional manipulation or coercion are also prohibited.Do not share content that glorifies or promotes suicide or self-harm, including any encouragement to others to cut themselves or embrace eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia.Do not share sexually explicit content of other people without their consent, or promote the sharing of non-consensual intimate materials (images, video, or audio), sometimes known as revenge porn.Do not use adult content in avatars, server banners, server icons, invite splashes, emoji, stickers, or any other space that cannot be age-restricted.You must apply the age-restricted label to any channels or servers if they contain adult content or other restricted content such as violent content. You must be age 18 or older to participate in adult content on Discord. Do not make adult content available to anyone under the age of 18.We strongly discourage and may take action against vigilante behavior, as it can interfere with our investigation and ability to report to law enforcement.We report illegal content and grooming to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. You cannot share content or links which depict children in a pornographic, sexually suggestive, or violent manner, including illustrated or digitally altered pornography that depicts children (such as lolicon, shotacon, or cub) and conduct grooming behaviors. This also includes glorifying violent events, the perpetrators of violent acts, or similar behaviors. Do not use Discord for the organization, promotion, or support of violent extremism.
This includes indirect or suggestive threats, as well as sharing or threatening to share someone’s personally identifiable information (also known as doxxing). Do not make threats of violence or threaten to harm others.It’s unacceptable to attack a person or a community based on attributes such as their race, ethnicity, caste, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, age, serious illness, disabilities, or other protected classifications. Do not organize, promote, or participate in hate speech or hateful conduct.Disagreements happen and are normal, but making continuous, repetitive, or severe negative comments or circumventing a block or ban can cross the line into harassment and is not okay. Do not harass others or organize, promote, or participate in harassment.When someone violates these guidelines we may take a number of enforcement steps against them including: issuing warnings removing content suspending or removing the accounts and/or servers responsible and potentially reporting them to law enforcement.If you come across a user, message, or server that appears to break these guidelines, please report it to us. Our Trust & Safety team reviews reports by users, moderators, or trusted reports. We may consider relevant off-platform behavior when assessing for violations of specific Community Guidelines. Everyone on Discord must follow these rules, and they apply to all parts of our platform, including your content, behaviors, servers, and bots. These guidelines explain what is and isn’t allowed on Discord. Our Community Guidelines ensure everyone finds belonging, but not at the expense of anyone else. We created Discord to be a place where it’s easy to communicate genuinely, build relationships, and have fun hanging out.