Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users

Lawsuit is latest instance of Brazil taking aggressive steps to rein in tech giants over child safety issues online.

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, for the company’s alleged failure to protect children online.

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online

Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure in protecting children online

Brazil sues online platform Discord over alleged failures in children protection  AP News

It is over Discord's alleged failure to protect children from harmful content.

Brazil sues Discord for $97 million over alleged failures to protect children  Reuters