# Changediscord #ChangeDiscord is a hashtag protest campaign that erupted in early 2019 after Discord users accused the chat platform's moderators, several of whom identified as furries, of selectively enforcing rules against sexualized 'cub' artwork. The backlash pushed Discord to publicly overhaul its Terms of Service that February. ## Overview #ChangeDiscord is a hashtag protest that spread across Twitter and YouTube in early 2019, targeting alleged bias and moderator misconduct on the Discord chat platform[1]. Users argued that certain administrators, several of whom openly identified as furries, were letting communities host sexually suggestive drawings of underage characters (known as 'cub' art) while banning other servers for lesser offenses[3]. The controversy folded together three complaints: a leaked email from a Discord staffer named TinyFeex saying the site did not treat cub art as a violation of its minor-sexualization rules[3], a wave of high-profile account bans that hit YouTube personalities and their audiences[2], and the broader FBI scrutiny of Discord over child grooming and stolen-account trafficking that Forbes had already reported on[1]. The hashtag became the umbrella slogan tying those threads together. ## How It Spread On February 3, 2019, Twitter user @MrTempestilence posted a screenshot compilation about the Discord controversy with the caption 'Fellas, I'm going back to Skype,' collecting more than 8,100 likes and 2,700 retweets over the next five days[3]. The next day, freelance journalist Nick Monroe launched a Twitter thread on the same topic that drew roughly 8,100 likes and 4,200 retweets of its own[3]. On February 5, 2019, Twitter user @BrintRevised uploaded a video that carried the first use of the #ChangeDiscord hashtag itself[3]. Two days later, Newsweek ran 'Discord Comes Under Fire for Alleged Moderator Abuse and Furry Corruption,' giving the campaign mainstream coverage, and YouTuber Stryxo dropped a companion video titled 'A Message to Discord…' tagged with the hashtag[1]. Discord responded on February 13, 2019, publishing a company blog post and rolling out significant updates to its Terms of Service that explicitly addressed cub-play imagery[1]. ## How to Use People typically attached #ChangeDiscord to tweets, YouTube uploads, or screenshots calling out specific bans, staff behavior, or servers they felt Discord had mishandled. The common convention was pairing the hashtag with a receipt, either a screenshotted mod message, an email from staff, or a video breakdown of a banned account. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Changediscord? #ChangeDiscord was a February 2019 hashtag protest calling out alleged moderator bias on Discord, especially the way staff handled 'cub' artwork on partnered servers[1]. ### Where did Changediscord come from? The anger built after QuackityHQ's January 15, 2019 'I Got Banned From Discord' video[2] and a leaked email from Discord staffer TinyFeex saying cub art did not count as a rule violation[3]. ### What does Changediscord mean? It was a user demand that Discord rewrite its content policies and remove moderators accused of selective enforcement[1]. ### How do you use Changediscord? Users attached the hashtag to complaint tweets, screenshots of mod messages, and YouTube videos about bans, following the format @BrintRevised set on February 5, 2019[3]. ### Is Changediscord still popular? No, the campaign wound down after Discord updated its Terms of Service on February 13, 2019 and addressed the cub-play imagery complaints in a company blog post[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.newsweek.com/discord-furries-terms-service-community-guidelines-1323099]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJhITr7190]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/changediscord]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/changediscord Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library