How Discord's Parental Controls Can Keep Kids Safe

How Discord's Parental Controls Can Keep Kids Safe

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Discord is getting parental controls, and experts say you should get started ASAP.

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The messaging app is aimed at teens and gamers, but Discord's growing popularity has led to fears it could attract child abusers.

“As a highly popular messaging app, Discord attracts a wide variety of users with varying interests, including both positive and negative elements,” Josh Amishav-Zlatin, CEO of cybersecurity firm Breachsense, told Lifewire in an email interview. “The large user base combined with the open nature of the platform creates opportunities for exposure to inappropriate content and child abusers. It’s critical that parents are aware of these risks and utilize parental controls to protect their children from harmful content.”

Discord's Family Center is intended as a way for parents and guardians to monitor their child's activity on the app. The new feature includes an activity dashboard and a weekly email report. The dashboard will show the number of users the child has called or messaged, the number of friends the child has added, and how many servers the child is a member of. However, the dashboard will not reveal the content of the child user's messages.

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