A CHARTER FOR A BETTER PLACE TO CHILL ONLINE

We’re on a quest to build a charter for a better place to chill online. And we can’t do it alone.

How do you do, fellow kids?

This may come as a surprise, but the person writing these words is not a teen. So while we’re not experts in what it feels like to be a teen right now, we are experts in building digital spaces for you and your friends to talk and relax online. And because you are great at knowing what it’s like to be you, a teen, we think it’s time we worked together more closely.

Why not do it ourselves?

Well for one, our knees crack when we stand up. We know that if we want to do this right, we need to make sure your voices are heard. And since so many of you use Discord a lot, this means you have amazing insights and a unique understanding of your own experience. So we want to hear about it as we continue to make this app great for everyone.

So what is a charter anyway?

This charter we’re working on is a set of expectations about how you want to feel in any given space on Discord and what it takes to feel that way. Where our Community Guidelines explain what isn’t allowed on Discord, this charter will focus more on your best-case scenarios for expressing yourselves authentically and finding community. To get there, we’re working with expert organizations like the Digital Wellness Lab and NoFiltr and directly with teens around the world.

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What’s next?

Based on all of our research, we want to come up with principles we can all agree are an important part, and a shared responsibility, of creating a fun and comfortable place to hang out online. Stay tuned for updates later this summer.