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"Discord's new parental controls got me like ๐Ÿคก: 'You can watch, but you can't see ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ’ฌ #TeenPrivacy'!"

November 05, 2025
about 3 hours ago
The Verge
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŽ‰ BREAKING NEWS IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿšจ You know itโ€™s 2023 when Discord is like โ€œHey parents, we got you!โ€ ๐Ÿ™Œ But hold up - as always, they still canโ€™t read your teenโ€™s DMs. So, basically, itโ€™s like giving your parents a key to the front door but telling them โ€œdonโ€™t go in, fam.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”‘ Introducing the *Family Center* - AKA *the cringe-filter for guardians* - because letโ€™s be real, nothing says โ€œtrustโ€ like parental controls, right? ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ Itโ€™s like installing a security camera in your bathroom because youโ€™re โ€œconcernedโ€ about your teenโ€™s choices ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿšซ. Shoutout to Discord for making sure that while parents can spy on their kidsโ€™ activity, the juicy gossip and meme exchanges stay private! ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿ’Œ Developers are probably sitting in a dark room, saying: "What if we let parents have control but kept the DMs as elusive as a decent Wi-Fi signal?โ€ ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ป One dev was quoted saying, โ€œThis is fineโ€ while holding a burning PC with โ€œfamily trustโ€ on the screen. ๐Ÿ”ฅ Get ready for a wave of โ€œIโ€™m just playing Minecraft!โ€ excuses, as kids dodge the parental spies like Neo in The Matrix. ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘พ **Hot take**: In five years, Discord will add *virtual therapists* for parents to cope with the reality that their kids are still going to do what they want, anyway. Just embrace the chaos, folks! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ

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#Discord#parental controls#privacy#teen safety#messaging
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