Brazil's data protection authority (ANPD) has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature after a 13-year-old girl was allegedly pressured to take her own life in a broadcast on the platform. According to ANPD, Discord lacks real-time access to livestream content, which prevents automated violation detection, and the platform faces potential fines of up to $9.67m per violation if it fails to comply with the suspension order. The investigation found that evidence suggested the criminal activity was coordinated on other platforms before the Discord server was created. Discord has three days to comply with the suspension and can appeal within 10 business days, after which the platform will have to prove it has implemented adequate protective measures for minors.
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Brazil's data protection authority (ANPD) ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature after a teenage girl was allegedly encouraged to take her own life in a broadcast on the platform. The investigation by ANPD began on August 7 after the death of a 13-year-old girl, who was reportedly pressured to end her life by others in a private Discord server she was in. Discord says it "swiftly investigated and shut down" the server, but the ANPD claims that Discord lacks real-time access to livestream content, making automated violation detection impossible. The suspension will remain in place until Discord can prove it has implemented adequate protective measures for minors, which may include age verification checks. This is not the first time Discord has faced criticism over user safety; it has over 200 million users and allows people to create and join groups based on their interests.
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Brazil's data protection authority (ANPD) has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature after a teenage girl was allegedly encouraged to take her own life in a broadcast on the platform.
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girl → publish → platform
The messaging service allows people to create and join groups based on their interests, with users able to enter voice or video calls in real time through Discord's "Go Live" feature.
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users → allow → feature
The investigation by the ANPD began on 7 August after the death of a 13-year-old girl, who was reportedly pressured to end her life by others in the Discord server - or group - she was in.
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she → begin → server
Discord told the BBC it was "thoughtfully reviewing" the ANPD's order and is "committed to user safety".
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it → tell → safety
"Groups or individuals who promote or encourage violence have no place on Discord," a spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → promote → Discord
"We swiftly investigated and shut down the private, invite-only server involved shortly after its creation and continue to cooperate with law enforcement in its investigation."
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We → investigate → investigation
According to Reuters, external, the ANPD said it found Discord lacks real-time access to livestream content, which prevents automated violation detection.
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which → accord → detection
The site, which can be accessed on desktop or as a mobile app, has over 200 million monthly active users, and is popular with gamers.
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which → access → gamers
Discord's spokesperson said in its investigation, evidence was found that the criminal activity "was coordinated on other platforms before the Discord server was created" as well as continuing "after the individuals involved were banned from Discord".
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individuals → say → Discord
Five teenagers have reportedly been arrested in connection to the teenage girl's death.
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teenagers → arrest → death
Discord now has three days to comply with the suspension and can appeal the decision within 10 business days.
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Discord → have → days
The platform faces potential fines of up to 50m reais ($9.67m) per violation.
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platform → face → violation
The ANPD said the suspension will remain in place until Discord proves it has implemented "adequate protective measures for minors", which may include age verification checks.
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which → say → checks
In August 2024, the social media platform X was banned in Brazil after failing to pay existing fines and to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country.
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platform → ban → country
It was unbanned by the Supreme Court in October 2024 after it complied with court orders by paying fines totalling 28m reais ($5.1m; £3.8m) and agreed to appoint a local representative, as required by Brazilian law.
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