That time, the staff member maintained that cub content did violate the Terms of Service, according to the user. Prior to this, a separate Discord user said they had asked another Trust and Safety specialist about whether cub content falls under the loli/shota ban. As with lolicon and shotacon fan art, cub content represents a small, yet contentious area of the furry fandom.
“Cub” content is what the furry fandom refers to as explicit material depicting underage, animal-like characters. Last July, Discord cracked down on lolicon and shotacon - specific types of explicit cartoon material focused on young girls and boys, particularly underage fictional characters - but after an inquiry from a Discord user, one of Discord’s Trust and Safety specialist said in a statement that Discord does not “consider ‘cub’ content to be a violation of our Terms or Guidelines on its own.” A clarification to Discord’s Terms of Service regarding the chat platform’s policies on underage pornography has ignited community concerns, with some users calling Discord’s approach to explicit content - especially involving anthropomorphized animals - hypocritical.ĭiscord allows sexual content when it is deemed consensual and shared appropriately, but draws a strict line when it comes to material involving minors.
