Discord has clearer terms than most platforms and includes an arbitration opt-out, but claims broad rights to your content and can terminate accounts with little recourse. Good for casual gaming chat, notable for sensitive communities.
⚠️ Top Concerns
- •Discord gets a worldwide, permanent license to use, modify, and distribute all your messages, images, and content without payment
- •They can terminate your account at any time for any reason without warning
- •Your messages and voice chat data may be scanned and monitored by Discord and third-party bots
- •Required arbitration for U.S./Canada users (though there IS a 30-day opt-out window)
- •Server owners control your data and can add monitoring bots without your explicit consent
Bottom Line: Great for casual gaming communities and friend groups, but the permanent content license, server admin surveillance, and third-party bot ecosystem create real privacy risks. Use ephemeral communication elsewhere for sensitive topics.