Blackmail Threats, Coercion & Exposure of Private Logs

Directive Objective

Eliminate extortion schemes, blackmail coercion, and the malicious publication of private direct messages or confidential server archives intended to inflict reputational or psychological harm.

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1. Scope and Policy Coverage

This directive regulates:

• Blackmail & Extortion (Chantaje): Threatening to leak private pictures, conversation transcripts, or confidential disclosures unless the victim pays money, buys Nitro, or yields server privileges.
• Malicious Exposure of Private Conversations: Deliberately dumping private one-on-one message logs, personal audio clips, or private video recordings to humiliate, expose, or harm a user’s employment or personal relationships.

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2. Exclusion Boundaries and Scope Limits

• Internal Moderation Evidence: Submitting screenshots of rule violations committed in public channels to staff in private ticket channels as evidence for moderation enforcement is strictly permitted.
• Public Server Transcripts: Legitimate public channel message archives created by recognized moderation logging bots.

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3. Moderator Sanctioning Framework

• Extortion and blackmail attempts warrant an immediate permanent ban and immediate account escalation to Discord Trust & Safety.
• Delete leaked private transcripts and remind members that staff tickets are confidential.