If you’re a parent of a teenager who loves to chat with friends on Discord, you might be wondering how to keep them safe online. Well, worry no more, because Discord has just announced some new features that will give you more control over what your kids can do and see on the platform.
Discord is a popular app that lets users create and join servers, where they can chat, voice call, and stream with other people who share their interests. It’s a great way to connect with communities, but it can also expose teens to inappropriate or harmful content and interactions.
That’s why Discord has developed some new parental controls that will let you set limits on what your teens can access and who they can talk to on Discord. Here are some of the new features that you can use:
- Server approval: You can choose which servers your teen can join or create, and block any servers that you don’t approve of. You can also see a list of all the servers your teen is in, and remove them from any server you don’t want them to be in.
- Content Filter: You can enable a content filter that will block any messages, images, videos, or links that contain profanity, violence, nudity, or other mature content. You can also customize the filter to allow or block specific words or topics that you find inappropriate for your teen.
- Friend request: You can restrict who can send friend requests to your teen, and only allow people who share a mutual server or have a verified phone number or email address. You can also see a list of all the friends your teen has on Discord, and remove any friends you don’t trust.
- Privacy settings: You can adjust the privacy settings of your teen’s account, and prevent them from sharing personal information like their real name, age, location, or social media accounts. You can also disable direct messages from strangers, and block any users who harass or bully your teen.
- Screen time: You can set a daily limit on how long your teen can use Discord and schedule times when they can’t use it at all. You can also monitor how much time your teen spends on Discord, and see which servers and activities they spend the most time on.
These new parental controls are designed to help you keep your teen safe and happy on Discord, while still letting them enjoy the fun and social aspects of the app. To access these features, you need to link your Discord account with your teen’s account and enable parental mode on their device. These new features will be useful and helpful to give parents some form of control over their kids online activities.
