Sao Paulo, Aug 12, 2026 (AFP) - Brazil orders suspension of Discord livestreams after teen suicide

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2026-08-12

Brazil's data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide. The platform was given three days to comply with a suspension that was ordered "due to robust evidence that the company failed to adopt reasonable measures" to protect children and teenagers from content encouraging violence, s......

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