Brazil Orders Discord to Halt Livestreams Within 3 Days Over 13-Year-Old's Suicide
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 12
Brazil Orders Discord to Halt Livestreams Within 3 Days Over 13-Year-Old's Suicide
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 12
Summary
Brazil's data protection authority gave Discord three days to suspend its Go Live feature after a 13-year-old girl was allegedly pressured to kill herself during a broadcast on the platform.
ANPD said Discord lacks real-time access to livestream content, blocking automated detection of violations, and will keep the suspension in place until the company proves stronger protections for minors.
Discord said it is reviewing the order, shut down the private invite-only server involved shortly after its creation, and found the criminal activity had been coordinated on other platforms and continued after bans.
Five teenagers have reportedly been arrested in the case, while Discord can appeal within 10 business days and faces fines of up to 50 million reais per violation.
The order adds to Brazil's increasingly forceful oversight of tech platforms after X was banned in 2024 before being reinstated once it paid fines and met court demands.