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Discord halts livestreams in Brazil after watchdog cites child safety failures - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Eléonore Hughes, Mauricio Savarese · 18 August 2026 at 01:20
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Discord halts livestreams in Brazil after watchdog cites child safety failures - AP News
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Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, said it suspended its livestreams in Brazil. The move Monday takes place in the wake of a suicide case and after a body of the country’s justice ministry accused it of failing to protect for chil…

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