Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreams after teen’s death
Summary
Brazil’s government has ordered Discord to stop its livestreaming features after a 13-year-old girl died by suicide during a livestream where she was encouraged to harm herself. The Brazilian data protection agency required Discord to suspend these features until it improves safety measures for minors.Key Facts
- Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) gave Discord three days to suspend its livestreaming features like “Go Live.”
- Discord as a whole is not blocked, only the livestream and similar video functions.
- The order followed the death of a 13-year-old girl encouraged to commit suicide during a 45-minute Discord livestream.
- Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with the girl’s death.
- Police saved another girl who was about to commit suicide live on the internet.
- Brazilian officials said Discord failed to protect minors from harmful content promoting violence and self-harm.
- Discord cannot monitor livestream content in real-time due to the way its streaming system works.
- Brazil has recently taken stronger actions against tech companies, including temporarily blocking Elon Musk’s platform X.
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