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  "title": "Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/brazil-sues-chat-platform-discord-over-failure-to-protect-child-users",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:11:21.000Z",
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        "title": "Brazil sues Discord for $97 million over alleged failures to protect children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/brazil-sues-discord-for-97-million-over-alleged-failures-to-protect",
        "published": "2026-08-26T21:23:50.000Z"
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        "title": "Brazil's government sues Discord for $97M, accusing it of failing to comply with laws protecting children and teens; Discord calls the lawsuit disproportionate (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/brazils-government-sues-discord-for-97m-accusing-it-of-failing-to",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Brazil sues Discord for $100mil in child safety case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/brazil-sues-discord-for-100mil-in-child-safety-case",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:00:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/brazil-sues-online-platform-discord-over-alleged-failures-in-children",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:31:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Brazil Sues Online Platform Discord over Alleged Failures in Children Protection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/brazil-sues-online-platform-discord-over-alleged-failures-in-children-3648742",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:43:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Brazil Sues Discord For $97 Million Over Alleged Child Safety Failures After Suicide Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/brazil-sues-discord-for-97-million-over-alleged-child-safety-failures",
        "published": "2026-08-27T03:22:33.000Z"
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