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The allegation involving Discord concerns sexual predators.
and Discord Inc. moved to arbitrate lawsuits alleging their platforms allowed sexual predators to access and exploit children.
Discord had its third-party customer support system compromised, allowing attackers to access roughly 70,000 users' government IDs, selfies, and other sensitive information.
Last year, attackers accessed roughly 70,000 users’ government IDs, selfies, and other sensitive information after compromising Discord’s third-party customer support system.
Brazil's government filed a lawsuit against Discord, seeking 500 million reais in damages for alleged online child protection failures.
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company’s alleged failure to protect children online.
Brazil sues Discord over alleged failures in children protection | AP News
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's government said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, seeking damages of 500 million reais (about $97 million) for the company's alleged failure to protect children online.
Brazil Sues Online Platform Discord Over Alleged Failures in Children Protection
The office is also asking the court to order Discord to immediately strengthen parental controls, expand cooperation with local law enforcement, and deploy automated tools to detect and remove dangerous content.
Brazil Sues Online Platform Discord Over Alleged Failures in Children Protection
Twitch and Discord, meanwhile, were both investigated by New Jersey's Attorney General following a 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo.
Twitch and Discord, meanwhile, were both investigated by New Jersey's Attorney General following a 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo.
Discord was fined $62,000 by a Moscow court in July 2023 for failing to remove "illegal" content, a decision Roskomnadzor said the company ignored.
U.S.-based Discord was fined 6 million rubles ($62,000) by a Moscow court in July 2023 for failing to remove "illegal" content, a decision which Roskomnadzor said the company ignored.
Discord is accused of violating New Jersey consumer protection laws and exposing children to sexual and violent content through the app.
“Discord is proud of our continuous efforts and investments in features and tools that help make Discord safer,” a company spokesperson told The Hill.
In April 2025, New Jersey Attorney General sued Discord, alleging the platform violated the state’s consumer fraud laws by misleading parents and children about safety features, failing to enforce age restrictions, and exposing minors to harmful content.
USA: New Jersey sues Discord over alleged child safety failures - Business and Human Rights Centre
The states of Texas, Arkansas, New Jersey, and Nevada have each separately sued Discord since last year for allegedly failing to protect children online.
New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, alleging that the social platform recklessly exposed children to “harassment, abuse, and sexual exploitation by predators who lurk on the platform.”
“As a result of Discord’s decisions, thousands of users were misled into signing up, believing they or their children would be safe when they were really anything but,” Platkin said in the statement.
From March 28, 2017 until April 22, 2023, Discord included “Safe Direct Messaging” settings in the “Privacy & Safety” menu of Discord’s “User Settings.” The settings purported to address how direct messages from other users would be scanned and deleted before receipt.
COMPLAINT
Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit today against messaging application provider Discord, Inc. (“Discord”) for deceptive and unconscionable business practices that misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application.
The multiyear investigation by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs revealed Discord’s conduct violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws and exposed New Jersey children to sexual and violent content, leaving them vulnerable to online predators lurking on the Discord app.
TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit today against messaging application provider Discord, Inc. (“Discord”) for deceptive and unconscionable business practices that misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application. The multiyear investigation by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs revealed Discord’s conduct violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws and exposed New Jersey children to sexual and violent content, leaving them vulnerable to online predators lurking on the Discord app.
The lawsuit seeks a number of remedies, including an injunction to stop Discord from violating the CFA, civil penalties, and the disgorgement of any profits generated in New Jersey through this unlawful behavior.
Discord’s deliberate misrepresentation of the application’s safety settings has harmed—and continues to harm—New Jersey’s children, and must stop,” said Cari Fais, Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.
The multiyear investigation by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs revealed Discord’s conduct violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws and exposed New Jersey children to sexual and violent content, leaving them vulnerable to online predators lurking on the Discord app.
Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit today against messaging application provider Discord, Inc. (“Discord”) for deceptive and unconscionable business practices that misled parents about the efficacy of its safety controls and obscured the risks children faced when using the application.
Discord’s deliberate misrepresentation of the application’s safety settings has harmed—and continues to harm—New Jersey’s children, and must stop,” said Cari Fais, Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a civil investigation into the social media app Discord.
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a civil investigation has been launched into the social media app Discord.