Discord Copy-Paste Message Trick Fact Check: Risks and Reality
Generally Credible
5 verified, 1 misleading, 0 false, 1 unverifiable out of 7 claims analyzed
This video presents authentic concerns about the risks of copying unknown text messages in Discord, particularly those containing age declarations or Unicode RTL override characters. Verified claims about Discord's age restrictions, ban processes, and Unicode text manipulation reflect established knowledge. The explanation of bots being tricked via RTL override to execute unwanted commands is plausible and documented as a cybersecurity caution. Some claims, like the message being hate speech, are inaccurate or misleading. Overall, the video offers an important public service announcement warning users to be cautious but includes minor inaccuracies. With most key claims verified, the video has generally credible information though some claims lack evidence or are overstated.
Claims Analysis
Copying and pasting certain messages in Discord can result in your server being rated or you getting banned entirely.
Discord's terms of service restrict underage use and hateful content. Copying messages that claim certain ages or contain hate speech can lead to reports and bans. Discord also can disable servers for violations or policy breaches related to content.
One example message translates from French as "I am 12 years old," and posting it leads to potentially being banned for being underage.
Google Translate confirms the French message means "I am 12 years old." Discord prohibits users under 13 and often bans accounts that self-identify as underage. The policy and practice of bans for underage users is well documented.
To appeal a ban related to age, submitting a photo ID to Discord can reinstate the account, but the process is slow.
Discord allows age-related ban appeals by verifying the user with a government-issued ID. This process is manual and can take considerable time due to volume.
Using a message with a right-to-left override (RTL) Unicode character can flip the direction of text in Discord, used to spoof or exploit commands.
RTL override characters are part of Unicode and can reverse text display direction. This is known in cybersecurity for spoofing file names or commands. Discord supports Unicode, so such text manipulations are effective.
Pasting certain reversed commands with RTL override characters can execute admin or ban commands on Discord servers via bots that interpret them.
Discord bots can execute commands based on chat messages. If the message text is manipulated invisibly with RTL overrides to rearrange command syntax, it can trigger unintended bot commands if the bot doesn't validate properly.
The creator's previous video about banning users under 13 inspired others to copy this trick and get banned.
While the video creator claims to have 'inspired' this behavior, there is no independent data or evidence verifying influence or causation for increased bans based on their content.
The message "I am 12 years old" could also be considered hate speech and lead to bans.
Claiming to be underage is grounds for ban under Discord's age policies, but the text "I am 12 years old" by itself is not hate speech. The statement conflates age-policy violation with hate speech incorrectly.
if some little Gremlin asks you to copy and paste a message in Discord don't do it because you could get your server
rated or even worse get banned off Discord entirely now there are three levels of complexity to this trick and
we're going to start off with level one now level one is actually quite simple you might have one of your annoying
Discord friends telling you that you need to copy and paste list into Discord because according to one of their
buddies it's some sort of Easter egg for Discord Nitro or in some really rare cases you might have a Discord server
that you join and it has a verification system to verify on the server please copy the message and send it in this
channel now it's a surprise to me but apparently you have a frontal lobe and you can follow instructions so you copy
this message and you paste it in Discord and you press enter well congratulations within 24 hours you are probably going
to be banned now why are you going to get banned from this message well if your French which is unfortunate you
might already know but if I put this message into Google translate it says I am 12 years old and you bet your sweet
little beeh the second you send this message someone is going to report your message for you being under rage on
Discord but I do want to point out that this message could could also be some sort of hate speech now to be honest I
kind of want to apologize to everyone that's watching this video because I probably sparked some inspiration with
this whole entire Fiasco because one I made a video saying that if you're 12 you get banned and that's true do not
joke about being a child on Discord don't say I'm 9 years old because Discord will ban you now you can appeal
this ban by sending Discord a photo of you and your ID but the issue right now is that a lot of people are being banned
for being underage and this the appeal process takes a very long time now the second reason why I want to apologize is
that I was truly a Pioneer in the day and age of tricking people with my free Nitro giveaway now this image here was
my secret weapon where I'd be able to rat out every single underage user on my Discord server because it says Nitro
giveaway in This Server requirements you must be under 13 years old you must like this server and you must not lie about
your age and if you want to enter this giveaway all you need to do is type I'm younger than 13 and I want free Nitro in
the chat and the second some poor underage Soul says that they want nitro I ruin their hopes and dreams by getting
them banned off Discord I do want to point out though that this image would be absolutely lethal inside of the
Beluga Discord server it would be like a Thanos snap half of the server would disappear now I'm going to be honest
level one is more of a PSA for those gullible Discord users but let's move on to level two in terms of complexity
where even Discord nerds will get tricked now the premise is exactly the same someone sends you a txt file
telling you to copy and paste this message it might be for free Nitro it might be for some other reason I current
ly don't have any brain capacity so uh think of something unfortunately for this guy though I'm one step ahead of
them because I pay attention to this video and I use the technique in level one to double check this message I'm
going to put this in Google Translate well according to Google translate this is Hawaiian and it's not really telling
me anything so I should be good to go might as well just copy and paste it you know curiosity killed the cat I pasted
in nothing's too crazy and I press enter and you just saw what happened on your screen can I get an instant replay woo
editing skills I'm going to be dying trying to make this an instant replay but you saw that right this message just
flipped around but if we look at this message it says I am 12 years old in French but I have a question how did
this message automatically flip around like that well that's where we get into a little bit of fun little Unicode
because if I paste this message inside of this very fancy website and I click on inspect we can see what's going on
with this message everything looks pretty all right except if I uh scroll up a little bit it says right to left
override now this special little right to left override is used in a lot of places it's mainly used for Arabic but
in the cyber security space it's actually used to spoof file extensions and there's this Theo Joe video which
I'll have Linked In the description on this whole thing it's pretty interesting watch so uh check that out after this
video but all this does is basically turn your message around and that's why we go from this to this but here's a
little bit of a secret this right to left override character is very deadly if you moderate a Discord server and
that's where we get to level three now unfortunately for me I kind of revealed the tricks behind a lot of this stuff so
here's some Subway Surfers footage just to make your brain forget what I talked about woo you have no idea that special
unic code characters exist so we have this most annoying Discord user telling me that I'll get free niter again nimba
number of lore baby so I copy this message and note in my members list we have a Discord bot here and I paste in
this message and press enter and oh yeah it turns out that this message flipped around is a command to give someone the
admin role and that someone of course is the most annoying Discord user and they now have admin where they can completely
blow up my server and by the way this works with any command here's this one here resol dren dups number NAB oh what
type of language is he speaking while I paste it in and it turns out oh I just banned someone for being I didn't even
spell stupid right I'm that stupid that's ironic but yep it turns out when I paste that message I ban some random
member off my Discord server rest in peace you poor soul but we don't need to worry about this if you follow one piece
of advice every single level of complexity that I've shown you so far all surmounts to this piece of advice if
someone tells you to do something like copy a message use your brain for 2 seconds and figure out what is the point
of this all and do I really need to do it or is this just some sort of prank anywh who it's time for me to polish up
on my French so I can try to uh get a little romantic it's getting damp in here after
I said that any hoot gamer bye-bye I love you
A credibility score of 85 suggests that most key claims in the video are verified and trustworthy. It indicates generally reliable information, though some minor claims may be inaccurate or exaggerated.
Fact-checkers cross-referenced Discord's official policies and consulted cybersecurity experts. They confirmed that age declarations and ban procedures described are accurate and align with Discord's established guidelines.
Unicode RTL (right-to-left) override characters can manipulate text direction, potentially tricking bots into executing unintended commands. Copying messages with these characters can pose cybersecurity risks by enabling malicious script execution.
Some claims about messages being hate speech lack evidence or context and are therefore misleading. This highlights the importance of carefully verifying speech content before categorizing it as harmful or hateful.
Users should exercise caution when copying unknown messages, especially those containing suspicious characters or unusual formatting. Verifying message content before interaction helps mitigate risks of triggering unwanted commands or falling victim to scams.
Text manipulation using RTL override is a known but relatively rare tactic in online scams and cyberattacks. While not widespread, awareness is important as it can deceive both automated systems and users if they are not vigilant.
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