In the last few years, the use of the chat platform Discord has increased a lot. More than 150 million active users per month started using this platform who use more than 19 million servers every week. Scammers realized this and moved to this space. The last report that Discord made public details that in the first half of 2021—a total increase of slightly over 80,000 from the previous six months, largely driven by discord spamming activities and other malicious behaviors.
Discord worked on this and implemented more facilities to report them. As they said in their last report: `The team worked to scale reactive operations and improve methods to proactively detect and remove abuse.´ The notable thing is Discord has banned nearly millions of accounts from spamming last year. In this article we´ll show you the best way to do a report in Discord with success.
Understanding the implications of discord spamming is crucial for users to protect themselves from potential threats.
Understanding Discord Spamming and Its Impact
With the rise of discord spamming, it’s crucial for users to understand how to recognize and report these activities effectively. Discord spamming can have serious consequences, and being vigilant is key to maintaining a safe community.
Obtaining the message link – Desktop app
All you have to do is right click the message and click ‘Copy Message Link!’
Obtaining the message link – mobile app
ANDROID:
For Message Link, tap and hold the Message. You should see the last item on the drop-down menu: ‘Share’. Click Share to open the next menu. Select ‘Copy to Clipboard’.
IOS:
For Message Link, tap and hold the Message. You should see the last item on the drop-down menu: ‘Copy Message Link’
This is a link to the message you are reporting. If you’re reporting a lot of messages, one link in the report form and a sample of others in the body of the report is sufficient!
Now you are able to paste the link into your report. It will look like the following:
In a DM: https://discordapp.com/channels/@me/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In a server: https://discordapp.com/channels/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reporting the issue
You are ready to send the information to our Trust and Safety team, by filling out the form here: https://dis.gd/report
NOW:
REPORT SPAM – the proper way it should be – by a press of a button!
In contrast the current discord report spam mechanism is simply a red button – REPORT SPAM! This is likely to be used by much more users!
Discord has also added an in house protection against bot raids!
We celebrate that these updates have been extracted to the platform to provide more security to users. We know that it is not enough, since the care of the scams depends on several factors and we have a great fight ahead against a big enemy. But we are here to fight fraud.
As Discord enhances its spam account reporting, phishing attacks such as executive impersonation and credential harvesting phishing continue to evolve. PhishFort’s comprehensive solutions detect and take down phishing websites, malicious mobile apps, and fake social media profiles that target brand abuse. By quickly responding to these threats, PhishFort bolsters security, ensuring that users and businesses on Discord are protected from fraudsters exploiting brand trust through deceptive profiles. For more on social media phishing, see our articles on Social Phishing and Most Common Social Media Phishing Attacks .
If you were scammed and need help, write to us directly on Discord or via email and we’ll gladly help you.
