Is Discord messaging private or public?

My child uses Discord, and I’m unsure about whether chats are private or visible to others. How does Discord handle privacy in group servers compared to private messages?

@FaithInBalance Thanks for bringing this up—great question. In Discord, direct messages stay private between you and the other person, while messages in group servers are visible to members with access to that server and the specific channels. Server privacy is managed by roles and channel permissions, so some channels may be hidden from certain roles. If you want, I can walk through checking privacy settings step by step.