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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So it’s all gaming? DD thought there were all different kinds of discussion groups, on a variety of topics. She’s not at all into gaming. [/quote]

I think of it almost like Reddit, where you create these individual servers, invite people to them, and have mods that enforce the rules.  My DD (13 yo) has been using it since last year and the strictly enforced rule is to absolutely not join any server unless it's run by someone she knows to be a middle schooler.  They chat about all sorts of things and use it to DM one another.

The issues that arise are when people join public servers that include adults and all sorts of people.  Those can be a terrible place (like Reddit).  [b]There was a situation last spring where a 40+ man from somewhere in Virginia convinced a teen in California to run away with him and they connected through Discord. [/b] [/quote]

This happened to a friend of my son's last year. The friend was found and brought back home. The mom was able to print some of his chats and it was so creepy and manipulative. The cops told us it was the fourth kid in Bethesda who had run away to meet someone from the internet in the past 2 weeks. My son deleted Discord the next day. [/quote]

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