Are you concerned that you don't know the game well enough to run it? Or more that he doesn't have peers to play with? Or is it that you are strapped for time?

Each of those concerns would have different solutions.

I would also stick with people you know in real life, unless you are also a player at the table.

Off topic so my only comment here amigo is I am in fact a VC and no, neither VC funds nor the specifics of this work in the real world in this fashion. 

So no, Discord is not owned by the Chinese government. No idea if they're good or not but the statement is false.

Wished to acknowledge the helpful feedback apologies for the slow response. Unfortunately in my professional and friendly world, investment, there's not any D&D... nor any gameshops or D&D groups or similar to draw on (we're not currently even in an English speaking country, but not a direct problem just not a place where there's any kind of RPG gaming culture). Perhaps school in the Fall, as seems we'll be on remote due to Pandemic rebound.

Thanks, generally it is a time issue plus he'd like to have others involved - so more no peers. I can relearn D&D (have been, having not touched it since AD&D in high school...!) but combo of lack of time given my profession and lack of peers (and while appreciate the others suggestions for libraries, gameshops, etc. afraid that's simply non existent where we are). Thus started thinking about online as some kind of extra option for all that I am painfully aware of how toxic that can be. 

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Off topic so my only comment here amigo is I am in fact a VC and no, neither VC funds nor the specifics of this work in the real world in this fashion. 

So no, Discord is not owned by the Chinese government. No idea if they're good or not but the statement is false.

 I don’t give a damn who owns Discord. If they insist on my granting them full access to my entire photo library when they don’t need any access to my photo library then I’m not using their service. Apps are just another way for corporations to turn us into products they can sell to each other, and I refuse to volunteer for a price tag and a spot on the shelf.

Very nice, now if you have any useful feedback on my inquiry, which is specifically "Kid safe online D&D platforms / communities": thanks, else please reply elsewhere as Discord Bad / Discord good is not the subject of my inquiry and as I stated earlier, was only a passing mention due to hearing about it. 

Okay.

• What kinds of devices/software do you already have? If you’re an Apple household, maybe you could set up a game for them with their friends back home (wherever that is) over FaceTime. If you already have a Microsoft account either for Windows, Office, or X-Box, maybe you could set one up over Skype. If it would require more than two devices for everyone then there’s Zoom.
• Are there any cousins?
• Old friends or neighbors from back home?
• Former classmates of your child? Great way for a kid who moves a lot to stay connected to the friends they might have lost in the move.
• Does your theoretical college roommate whom you potentially still occasionally talk to have a kid who plays D&D?
• Maybe a School/Library group from back home?
• Your colleagues may not D&D, but do their kids?
• Why wait until fall when school starts? If there’s a School directory, can you contact the parents of your child’s classmates and see if there is any advice or interest?
• How about a local comunity center, are they doing anything virtual for the kids? D&D would be perfect for that!
• If time zones are an issue, set up a private play by post right here on DDB. People can log in, leave a post, and check back later. It can be kind of like waiting for a letter from a pen pal every day. Only those invited will be able to join, and you will be able to read it all to ensure your child’s safety.

I hope that helps.

Something that no one's mentioned so far is terms of service. Right now your kid is technically too young to have an account on DDB. Even if you're not in the US, if you use any service whose servers are hosted in the US, they're going to have to follow COPPA, which requires users to be age 13+, regardless of whether or not they also have parental consent. Yes, most sites won't know if you lie and sign your kid up as 14 years old. And yeah, DDB won't know if you share your account (which is also against TOS) with your kid to get around that unless you outright say you're doing so. But have a backup, in case you do decide to ignore the TOS and something does happen and your account goes bye-bye.

So given wherever you're based now for work, it sounds like searching out "D&D" "expat" "(country or continent)" maybe "kids" might lead you to families in similar circumstances and then you're just doing the virtual play group thing lots of people the world over are doing.

You also might be surprised how many people in the investment/finance world are past or closet gaming enthusiasts.  Might be an ice breaker for some of your counterparts.

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I don't think there is an online place that is safe for children. But maybe he can ask some of his friends if they're interested in D&D?

You could setup a campaign for him and his real-life friends in Roll 20. I've never seen the voice chat work, though, so I'd use Skype or Discord for it. Skype should already be installed on all windows 10 computers, so you don't need any extra software.

 Utterly bizarely the chat works if you start it in facebook messenger first, my group discovered this a few weeks back and its repeatable,