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Prohibition on Reverse Engineering Discord Software

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

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NVIDIA NIM Medium

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Tinder Medium

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ActiveCampaign Medium

Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You also may not reverse engineer or decompile our software or services, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so, unless you have our written consent or applicable law permits it.

Excerpt from Discord's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Discord Terms of Service
Entity
Discord
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022348
Document ID
CA-D-00081
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2897c37ccab2b947e24bf261fd7b72de548cca15d0ebe5d28394cebf9591ca39
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 09:46 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Discord
Document: Discord Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-022348
Captured: 2026-05-07 09:46:31 UTC
SHA-256: 2897c37ccab2b947…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/discord/discord-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-022348/prohibition-on-reverse-engineering-discord-software/
Accessed: Aug. 6, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Discord's Prohibition on Reverse Engineering Discord Software clause do?

The clause states: “You also may not reverse engineer or decompile our software or services, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so, unless you have our written consent or applicable law permits it.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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