<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;Episode 101 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW51800892 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW51800892 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;Is Discord safe for kids? No.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW51800892 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO) and Tim Nester (VP, Communications) talk about Discord and why &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;it's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; on the 2026 Dirty Dozen List. Although the original purpose of Discord was for chat and video calls for gamers, streamers, and content creators, its features have allowed a much darker side of the platform to flourish. Tim and Haley discuss the evidence that our team found that caused us to add Discord to the DDL for the 5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW51800892 BCX0" data-fontsize= "11"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; time. They also talk about how we can all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt;take action to urge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW51800892 BCX0"&gt; Discord to make the changes it needs to get it back to its original purpose while keeping kids protected.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW51800892 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559740":259}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;Learn more about Discord: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW264416497 BCX0" href= "https://endsexualexploitation.org/discord/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://endsexualexploitation.org/discord/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen List: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW264416497 BCX0" href= "https://www.dirtydozenlist.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;www.DirtyDozenList.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;Follow us on Instagram and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt;submit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; questions for the podcast! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW264416497 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW264416497 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP SCXW264416497 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233118":true,"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Ending Sexploitation

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

Is Discord Safe For Kids?

APR 16, 202629 MIN
Ending Sexploitation

Is Discord Safe For Kids?

APR 16, 202629 MIN

Description

Episode 101 – Ending Sexploitation Podcast Is Discord safe for kids? No. Haley McNamara (Executive Director and CSO) and Tim Nester (VP, Communications) talk about Discord and why it's on the 2026 Dirty Dozen List. Although the original purpose of Discord was for chat and video calls for gamers, streamers, and content creators, its features have allowed a much darker side of the platform to flourish. Tim and Haley discuss the evidence that our team found that caused us to add Discord to the DDL for the 5th time. They also talk about how we can all take action to urge Discord to make the changes it needs to get it back to its original purpose while keeping kids protected. Learn more about Discord: https://endsexualexploitation.org/discord/ Check out the 2026 Dirty Dozen List: www.DirtyDozenList.org Follow us on Instagram and submit questions for the podcast! https://www.instagram.com/endexploitation/