Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreaming after teen suicide

Brazil’s data protection regulator ordered Discord to suspend its Go Live livestreaming feature after a July livestream allegedly encouraged a 13-year-old to self-harm; five teenagers were arrested and authorities found related extremist and harmful communities on platforms including Telegram. The ANPD said Discord failed to protect children and adolescents, criticized end-to-end encryption and moderation gaps that limit real-time detection, and is investigating age verification and content removal practices while Discord disputes the regulator’s characterization; fines are possible if violations are confirmed.