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title: "Commercial Exploitation and Inappropriate Exposure of Minors"
description: "Prohibiting forced digital labor, predatory fundraising, and non-consensual invasion of minor privacy within community servers."
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## Directive Objective
Prevent the financial, labor, or privacy exploitation of minors by server operators, community members, or commercial entities operating on Discord.

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## 1. Scope and Policy Coverage
This directive regulates activities involving underage users:
- **Predatory Monetization Schemes**: Coercing minors to run server fundraisers, sell digital services, or solicit donations under false pretenses or exploitative revenue-sharing conditions.
- **Digital Forced Labor**: Subjecting minors to unpaid, abusive, or high-pressure moderation/administrative shifts with threats of social ostracization or doxxing.
- **Invasive Exposure of Personal Life**: Third parties filming, publishing, or exposing personal living conditions, medical struggles, or family difficulties of minors to generate community pity, traffic, or monetary donations without legal guardian consent.

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## 2. Exclusion Boundaries and Scope Limits
- **Contractual Minimum Age**: Standard rules regarding the legal ability of teenagers to agree to terms or purchase Nitro independently are covered under **ToS Category 2 (Eligibility & Age Consent, Page 2.1.1)**.
- **Legitimate Freelance Creative Work**: Voluntary commissions (e.g., custom Discord icons, server banner art) created by teenagers within standard parental oversight boundaries.

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## 3. Moderator Operational Guidance
- Investigate reports where older members or administrators leverage authority over younger users for economic gain.
- Disband predatory fundraising arrangements and remove exploitative commercial listings.
- Escalate severe labor or financial abuse cases involving minors to Discord Trust & Safety.