New Jersey Sues Discord for Allegedly Failing to Protect Children
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Summary
Discord has been sued by the state of New Jersey, which claims that the messaging app is engaged in “deceptive and unconscionable business practices” that put its younger users at risk.
Discord has policies to protect children and prevent them from using its platform.
The lawsuit was filed after a multiyear investigation by the state’s Office of Attorney General (OAG).
The investigation was spurred by two incidents: one personal, and one a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, where the perpetrator had used Discord as a diary beforehand.
The OAG claims that, despite Discord’s policies, the app is putting under-13s “at risk”.
Discord has three levels of safety to prevent youth from unwanted and exploitative messages from adults, but the OAG claims these are insufficient.
