eSAFETY GUIDE

Midjourney

13+
Minimum age according to Midjourney
13+ Minimum age according to Midjourney

What is Midjourney?

Midjourney is an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-image generator developed by the independent lab Midjourney. It runs on the chat platform Discord, where you can interact with the Midjourney chatbot. Once you have entered a prompt, it produces four images based on the text you provide. You can then request variations to these images. Currently, Midjourney only works with prompts written in English.

Because Midjourney runs on Discord, other users can see your prompts and the images it generates for you. Midjourney is an open community, so other users can also remix or make variations on your images. Consequently, you can see images generated by others while they are being produced and refined. Midjourney has mechanisms in place to ban prompts intended to produce adult content, gore or abusive or offensive content. Midjourney bans the use of certain words in text prompts for this purpose and also relies on content moderation.

More experienced users engineer their prompts to get more accurate results. Detailed prompts can determine the visual style and even the types of cameras, lenses, and settings a photorealistic image features.

Midjourney is a paid service with a number of different subscriptions, including a stealth mode, which prevents others from seeing your images.

Website: midjourney.com
Apps: Midjourney currently runs on the chat platform Discord.

How do people use Midjourney?

Learn more about the benefits and risks associated with how people use AI image generation tools like Midjourney.

Midjourney is used for: ai generative images, content sharing, in-app purchasing, messaging/online chat, photo/video sharing and screen capture.

How can you delete or report offensive or abusive content?

These links are provided by Midjourney:

  • Community guidelines
    These guidelines outline how you can delete an image produced by Midjourney or flag it for moderator review.

How can you protect your personal information?

These links are provided by Midjourney:

  • Data deletion and privacy FAQ
    Frequently asked questions about how your personal data is used and instructions on how to ask Midjourney to delete your data.

Key safety links

These links are provided by Midjourney:

  • Community guidelines
    The rules that you agree to when using Midjourney. These guidelines also indicate what is considered to be gore, adult and offensive content.
  • Privacy policy
    The policies that govern how Midjourney uses your personal data and what is expected of users. 

Last updated: 10/05/2024

The eSafety Guide helps you find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety. Before choosing to use any online service or platform it’s best to:

  • do your own research to understand the risks and benefits
  • check the age rating and requirements
  • consider privacy
  • check the permissions and other settings
  • check the in-app reporting options.

If you are a parent or carer who is deciding whether a child should be allowed to use an online service or platform, you can also:

  • consider your child's readiness for the types of content and experiences they might encounter
  • help them understand what to do if they need help
  • provide ongoing support and monitoring, for example through regular check-ins with your child
  • agree to some rules about use of each service or platform.

To find out more, you can read the App checklist for parents, as well as information about parental controls in social media, games and apps and mental wellbeing resources for families.