Discord

Discord is a voice, video, and text chat platform that started out as a tool for gamers to communicate while playing together. Founded in 2015, it has since expanded well beyond gaming into education, business, and all sorts of community…
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About Discord

Discord is a voice, video, and text chat platform that started out as a tool for gamers to communicate while playing together. Founded in 2015, it has since expanded well beyond gaming into education, business, and all sorts of community spaces – including plenty of adult and sex-positive communities. The platform has become a popular hub for adult content creators, kink communities, and sex educators to build their audiences and connect directly with members. However, Discord’s relationship with adult communities has been complicated – its age verification rollout in 2025 sparked significant backlash from adult communities, and a data breach exposed thousands of government IDs submitted through its age verification system. With over 150 million monthly active users, it remains one of the most widely used platforms for community building, though its policies around adult content continue to evolve.

Privacy Score for Discord

72 / 100 points (72%)
Last analyzed: February 25, 2026
Insufficient data for reliable assessment

Discord offers strong transparency and data governance practices with clear no-sale policies, but extensive data collection and mandatory arbitration clauses limit user protections. Not suitable for adult content creators due to lack of industry-specific privacy features.

Key Points

  • No personal data sales
  • GDPR/DPF certified transfers
  • 30-day data portability
  • Comprehensive transparency hubs
  • Mandatory arbitration with opt-out
GDPR: Compliant CCPA: Compliant

Policy Coverage: Fair (2/6)

Coverage Bonus: +5 pts
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Category Breakdown

Data Collection 3/5
Data Sharing 4/5
Data Retention 4/5
Security 1/5
Content Privacy 2/5
Terms of Service 3/5
Transparency 5/5
How is this score calculated?

This score is based on automated analysis of Discord's publicly available privacy policy, terms of service, security headers, and breach history.

Scores are derived from AI analysis and Mozilla Observatory security scans. Five core privacy categories are weighted and combined, with terms of service and transparency applied as quality modifiers.

Above Average Compared to General industry