At Discord, we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe online environment and preventing harm. At Discord, we care deeply about our users' safety and well-being and understand the importance of healthy online communities for mental well-being.
We do not allow the coordination or the graphic depiction of self-harm or of suicide. Self-harm is when one intentionally hurts or causes themselves pain, and suicide is the intentional act of ending one's life. Examples of self-harm behaviors include intentionally ending one's life, self-inflicted injury, and engaging in disordered eating patterns.
For example, you may not post, share, or engage in:
Self-Harm Encouragement and Promotion
Using Discord to glorify or promote suicide or self-harm is not allowed under any circumstance. We believe in fostering a positive and healthy environment where users can come together to support one another. However, it is important that these discussions do not promote, glorify, or normalize self-harm behaviors. Our goal is to ensure that everyone feels safe and supported.
For example, you may not post, share, or engage in:
Eating Disorder Content
Discord prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of our users. We do not allow any content or behavior that promotes eating disorders or encourages users to engage in behaviors associated with eating disorders. Eating disorder behaviors include but are not limited to excessive fasting, binging-and-purging, etc.
For example, you may not post, share, or engage in:
How to Avoid Violating These Policies
Please leave and report servers dedicated to any of the violative content described above. Discord may take action against accounts that are present in violative servers.
If you are not sure whether a piece of content might violate these policies, don’t post it
Do not share imagery depicting self-harm
Do not encourage, promote, or normalize self-harm
Do not discourage others from seeking treatment for self-harming behaviors
How to Report Violations of These Policies
Reporting safety violations is critically important to keeping you and the broader Discord community safe. All Discord users can report policy violations by following the instructions here. For more information on these policies, please reference our Community Guidelines #11.
Resources
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or if another user is in immediate physical danger of harming themselves, please contact a suicide hotline or law enforcement immediately.
Outside the U.S.: Visit Through Line Care’s vetted directory of global helplines for free and confidential support in your country and language.
The listed services above are all third-party services with training, systems, and support not affiliated with Discord. Most hotlines have trained staff and volunteers to help and guide callers through any difficulty they are experiencing.
