Discord sued by New Jersey over child safety features

Jonathan Vanian - CNBC - 17/04
The New Jersey attorney general sued Discord over allegations that the company misled consumers about child-safety features.
Jason Citron, CEO of Discord in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024.
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The New Jersey attorney general sued Discord on Thursday, alleging that the company misled consumers about child safety features on the gaming-centric social messaging app.

The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court by Attorney General Matthew Platkin and the state's division of consumer affairs, alleges that Discord violated the state's consumer fraud laws.

Discord did so, the complaint said, by allegedly "misleading children and parents from New Jersey" about safety features, "obscuring" the risks children f...
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