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Brazil sues Discord for R$500M and wants an office in the country

Brazil's federal government has sued Discord for R$500M, about $97M, over what it describes as severe gaps in the platform's age verification and user safety protections.

Brazil sues Discord for R$500M and wants an office in the country

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Brazil's federal government has sued Discord for R$500M, about $97M, over what it describes as severe gaps in the platform's age verification and user safety protections.

It lands three days after Discord appealed against the data protection authority's order suspending its livestreaming feature, arguing that only a court can suspend a service, and amid a wider […] This...

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Brazil's federal government has sued Discord for R$500M, about $97M, over what it describes as severe gaps in the platform's age verification and user safety protections. It lands three days after Discord appealed against the data protection authority's order suspending its livestreaming feature, arguing that only a court can suspend a service, and amid a wider […] This story continues at The Next Web

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  • It lands three days after Discord appealed against the data protection authority's order suspending its livestreaming feature, arguing that only a court can suspend a service, and amid a wider […] This...

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