Brazil sues Discord for $100mil in child safety case
RIO DE JANEIRO: The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards.
Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Discord, demanding $97 million in compensation for failing to protect children from harmful content. The National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) ordered Discord to suspend livestreams after a 13-year-old girl was influenced into taking her own life during a livestream. The lawsuit, filed in Brasília, seeks stricter parental controls, closer cooperation with authorities, and systems to detect and prevent risks to minors.
Discord, with over 90 million daily users, agreed to suspend livestreaming in Brazil but ANPD claims the platform still has flaws in age verification and user protection mechanisms.
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