New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D) announced on Thursday that the state had filed a lawsuit against the messaging application Discord.
Platkin claimed that Discord has engaged in “unlawful practices that expose NJ kids to violent, sexual content and online child predators.” He further accused the platform of “deceptive and unconscionable business practices.”
‘Discord markets itself as a safe space for children, despite being fully aware that the application’s misleading safety settings and lax oversight has made it a prime hunting ground for online predators seeking easy access to children.’
According to the AG, Discord “misled parents into thinking its app was a safe space for kids despite knowing it was a hunting ground for sexual predators.”
More specifically, the lawsuit called out the platform’s direct messaging safety
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