Brazil Sues Discord for US$100m, Judge Orders Tighter Safeguards After Teen Suicide
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Brazil sues Discord for US$100m, judge orders tighter safeguards after teen suicide
BRASÍLIA, Oct 1 — A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the...
After the suicide of a young woman while participating in a video call
Brazil is one of the most active countries in the world in the regulation of social networks. Authorities have targeted this popular platform among adolescents since July, when a 13-year-old girl self-mutilated and took her life from other users during a 45-minute live broadcast. Discord should reinforce her parental control and age verification mechanisms, as well as demonstrate that she has the capacity to moderate content and receive complain…
Justice orders a platform to adjust its controls following the tragic case of a young woman incited to take her life in a transmission.The measures include strengthening the verification and moderation of content, with daily fines for breaches and possible compensation of millions.
The decision welcomed an action by the AGU that points to shortcomings in the mechanisms of age and safety verification against serious risks on the platform
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