How To Use Discord Under 13

There is an assumption that kids above thirteen play the server games and it is the right age to make use of this app.

How to use discord under 13. The browser based version is a good choice if you just want to try out discord but the app notifies you when there s a new message in a channel or chat that you re in. Once you re set up you can start by either creating a new discord server yourself and sending out invitation codes right away or by using an invitation code to join a pre existing server. The discord app has set the minimum age to use the app to 13 years old. Discord cannot legally store the data of someone under the age of 13 without getting actual parental consent. Discord is just as useful to children as adults a lot of games that use discord are games for those under 13 it s not fair if these children cannot use discord for their favorite games while adults can especially if it s a kid friendly game.

I m not asking for this immediately nor am i asking this to unban all u13 accounts. The minimum age to use discord app is 13. Creating the account when you were 12 would mean discord is storing your data for a year in violation of coppa. That undermines the entire point of discord. You can t have an under 13 discord without being constantly anonymous with no friend s list or chatrooms that maintain your posts with a username icon with every message you send being recorded for your parents to read and delete.

In the end in the discord tos they state that they can terminate the server and the server owner s account if they happen to find that there has been under 13 years old users in the server and they have not been banned. Discord has confined the age limit as per the terms and conditions of the cyber team. Thus it has won the hearts of the kids. Only when a child uses this app under the proper supervision of an adult can it be considered safe. Given this would be a somewhat difficult process discord instead opts to terminate the account and delete the data they have.