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Brazil suspends Discord livestreams after teen suicide
Brazil's data protection authority, ANPD, has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature nationwide after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide during a 45-minute livestream. The regulator found the company failed to…
The Story in Brief
Brazil's data protection authority, ANPD, has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature nationwide after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide during a 45-minute livestream. The regulator found the company failed to prevent minors from accessing content promoting violence and self-harm. ANPD gave Discord three business days to comply or face fines of up to 50 million reais (about $9.67 million) per violation.
Five teenagers and an adult have been arrested in connection with the girl's death. Police also said they intervened to save a second minor who was about to attempt suicide on a livestream. Discord called the decision premature and said it is still identifying those responsible. The order is the latest in a series of Brazilian actions against foreign tech firms.
The Indian Opinion
Brazil is right to hold platforms accountable for protecting minors, but a nationwide livestream ban risks punishing all users for the acts of a criminal few. The real test is whether Discord's age-verification system, launched in March, can reliably keep harmful content away from children without breaking private group chats. If the company cannot prove its technology works, the ban may stay, and other countries will watch closely.
Source: medianama.com
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