Discord’s built-in parental controls are basically useless—just basic content filters that most kids know how to work around. The real talk here is that several parents in this discussion are using third-party monitoring like Parentaler to actually see Discord conversations and flag concerning interactions, because Discord itself won’t let you monitor private chats. Most teens treat Discord like their personal hangout spot where parents can’t see, so without proper monitoring, you’re flying blind on who they’re really talking to.