Brazil agency orders Discord chat platform to suspend livestreaming over child safety concerns
Regulators said Discord failed to protect minors as investigators linked the platform to a 13-year-old girl’s death and five teenage arrests.
- Brazil's data protection agency ANPD ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature due to failure to protect children from content promoting self-harm and suicide following a 13-year-old girl's death linked to a Discord livestream.
- Five teenagers were arrested in connection to the death, and Brazilian police intervened to save another girl attempting suicide during a livestream, prompting demands for stronger safety measures from Discord.
- Discord stated it is cooperating with investigations and deactivated a private server involved in criminal activities before the girl's death but lacks real-time access to livestream content, limiting automated detection of violations.
- Brazilian law requires platforms to verify user age and link users under 16 to parents' accounts; political figures called for Discord's shutdown, and the suspension remains until adequate child protection measures are demonstrated.
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Discord Ordered to Halt Livestreaming After Death in Brazil
Discord ordered to halt livestreaming service in Brazil after the death of a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly encouraged by other users to take her own life while using the platform. Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority, known as the ANPD, opened an investigation on 7 August following reports surrounding the girl’s death and has now ordered the messaging platform to disable its “Go Live” function in the country. Discord has three busine…
Brazil tells Discord to halt live streams after teen suicide
Brazil’s data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend live streams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a broadcast. In a case described by one police officer as a “real-life
Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after a 13-year-old’s death
The country’s data protection authority says there is robust evidence Discord failed to keep minors away from content promoting self-harm, and real-time video is the hardest thing on the internet to moderate. Brazil has ordered Discord to switch off livestreaming across the country, one of the sharpest interventions yet by a regulator that has grown […] This story continues at The Next Web
Explained: How death of a teenager led to suspension of Discord livestreams in Brazil for failing to protect children
Brazil's data protection agency ordered Discord to suspend livestreams after a teenager's suicide linked to the platform. Authorities criticized Discord for failing to protect minors from harmful content during livestreams, prompting the agency to demand protective measures for users.
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