The Discord platform undermined (also) by the presence of pedophiles

150 million monthly users worldwide e eight million in France. Created in 2015, the Discord platform was initially used by video game enthusiasts but is increasingly popular among teenagers. Through written, video or voice messages, users discuss manga, series, art or even politics, in servers accessible with a simple invitation link.

Thus, it is less known to parents and considered less of a concern than Snapchat or Instagram. But according to a survey by France InterDiscord is, like many other platforms, now trusted by child criminals.

Also read: How France and the world fight against the scourge of paedocrime?

Multiple child pornography servers

“He sent me pornographic photos and videos and said, ‘If you agree, I’ll teach you how to do like Mrs.‘” reports a witness, who was only 13 when she received these messages via the platform, from a man who was 30.

Second France Intermany people contact teenage girls via private message to ask them for nude pictures and videos.

But there are also many discussion groups created specifically for the exchange child pornography content. These servers would be easily accessible, since France Inter managed to get into a twenty of them in the last months “, reads the survey.

In these servers, some offer catalogs with lounges, that is, subgroups dedicated specifically to themes: “breasts”, “ex”, “cousins”, “lesbians”. Inside are videos of underage girls and French, who pose nude and/or engage in sexual acts. Other paid servers promise “videos of 12 year old girls”, with “sextape, masturbation, blowjob, incest”. For example, the survey mentions the server “ADØS NXDES”, where you had to pay 24.99 euros to hope to access “new teen nxdes every day”.

Cancellation times too long

Some shows are dedicated to photos and videos taken with discretion and without the consent of the representatives, in a public place. Therefore, in the “Teen Zone” server, which had more than 500 members In early March, videos shot in swimming pool showers, changing rooms or under a skirt were published, most likely without the consent of the teenagers featured in these images.

For its part, the platform ensures, to apply “ a policy of zero tolerance actively searching for and removing such content. If the servers are indeed being phased out, their deletion can take a few hours to… a few months. A too long delay, when we know how child pornography images can circulate, especially in servers that sometimes have more than 700 members.

National Police investigators specializing in combating online violence are also tracking down pedophiles on Discord, with the help of fake accounts. In France, various structures are responsible for the collection and treatment of paedocriminal complaints, infiltration networks with a view to arresting and prosecuting the aggressors who rage on the national territory.

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