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New Jersey Files Lawsuit Against Discord Over Child Safety Concerns

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  • New Jersey sues Discord for endangering young users
  • Discord accused of violating state's Consumer Fraud Act
  • Safety policies criticized for not adequately protecting children
  • Allegations include lack of age verification and default message scanning settings
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  • Discord has implemented safety guidelines to protect underage users and a zero-tolerance policy towards those exploiting minors.
  • The platform has introduced an experimental age verification process in the U.K. and Australia, requiring users to scan their face or ID to access sensitive content.
  • Despite these measures, the lawsuit accuses Discord of lacking barriers to prevent children under 13 from registering accounts, putting them at risk.
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  • Discord offers three levels of safety settings to prevent youth from unwanted and exploitative messages from adults.
  • The platform defaults to "my friends are nice" even for teenage users, which the attorney general claims poses a threat to younger users.
  • The lawsuit alleges that Discord should have enabled the "keep me safe" option by default to block unwanted sexual content.
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