Discord Chat App: Safety Guide for Parents, Students, and Educators

<p>If your student is a gamer, there’s a good chance they’re on the Discord chat app. Discord is a free voice, video, and text chat app that boasts more than 250 million users. Like many chat apps, Discord doesn’t put out dangerous content, but some people who use it might. If your student is connecting with random people on Discord, they’re putting themselves at risk of coming across inappropriate content and conversations. </p><h2>What is the Discord chat app?</h2><ul><li>Discord is a free voice, video, and text chat app </li><li>Users can livestream games and internet videos</li><li>Discord started as an app for gamers, but it has branched out to become a general use platform where users chat about various topics</li><li>Users can access the app via their internet browser, PC, or mobile device</li></ul><h2>Why students like Discord</h2><ul><li>Users playing the same game can set up Discord groups to communicate during live gameplay (they can continue to communicate, even when they aren’t playing)</li><li>Users can send videos, photos, GIFs, text, and music through the app</li><li>Discord users can connect with others by:<ol><li>Joining a public group, called a server (there are 100,000+ public servers with topics ranging from games to studying to sexuality)</li><li>Joining a private server someone invited them to</li><li>Creating their own private server and inviting friends</li><li>Sending and receiving one-on-one private messages</li></ol></li></ul><h2>Where is the Discord chat app available?</h2><ul><li>Apple App Store Rating: <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/discord/id985746746">12+ </a></li><li>Google Play Rating: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.discord&hl=en_US">T (Teen)</a></li><li>Internet Browser, PC</li><li>Developer’s Website: <a href="https://discord.com/">Discord</a> (Based in USA, Owned by Discord Inc.)</li><li><a href="https://discord.com/terms">Terms of Service</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/privacy">Privacy Policy</a></li></ul><h2>Why should parents c