Texas AG Paxton files lawsuit against Discord alleging company violated online safety laws
Paxton says Discord’s design let predators and extremists target minors, and the suit seeks age verification, safer defaults and civil penalties.
- On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Discord in Collin County, accusing the messaging platform of deceiving users about safety and enabling child predators.
- Paxton's office launched an investigation into Discord last October after reports surfaced that the platform hosted extremist content and exposed minors to sexual exploitation.
- The lawsuit cites a 13-year-old girl groomed on Discord and a 15-year-old boy who died by suicide after being coerced into producing explicit material, while alleging the '764' extremist network originated on the platform.
- A Discord spokesperson stated the lawsuit 'does not reflect the platform we have built,' noting that roughly 80% of users are adults and the service provides robust safety tools.
- Paxton continues leveraging the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act to challenge tech companies, having recently sued Snapchat, TikTok, and Roblox over similar child safety concerns.
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Texas AG claims Discord serves as ‘hunting ground’ for child predators
MCKINNEY, Texas (CN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Discord Friday, claiming the popular social media platform allows rampant child exploitation. In a complaint filed in Collin County District Court, Paxton claims that despite marketing itself as safe, Discord has design features that enable predation, including private servers, reliance on unpaid volunteers for server moderation and safety features that require user…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Discord for alleged child grooming, exploitation
AUSTIN (KVIA) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Discord for allegedly allowing child predators to "groom and exploit kids while deceiving" the public about the platform's safety. Discord is a online chat platform popular among video game players. Paxton alleged Discord doesn't have enough protection for minors in its default settings. The lawsuit references 35 cases where adults were arrested for grooming or sexual assault using Discord.…
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Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangers children, misleads users
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing online messaging platform Discord, accusing the tech company of exposing children to predators using the service and deceiving users about the safety of the platform. Paxton filed the lawsuit Friday in a Collin County state district court, the latest in a recent flurry of lawsuits by Paxton’s office […] The post Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangers children, misleads users app…
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