# Public Flags

Users may have public flags displayed in their threat evaluation; each of these flags represents a certain category of malicious activity that is commonly seen on Discord.

TED collects data relating to the flag categories and assigns users flags based off of their behavior. The bot uses different techniques to recognize and detect malicious activity.

• Bot Account
• Compromised/Hacked Account
• Advertiser
• Spammer
• Server Raider

# I was assigned a flag that I don't think I should have

While false positives are rare, they can still happen. If you are assigned a flag that you do not think you should have, please join our support server and let us know.