This is the first time for the Social Network of Discord, whose servers have become a place of predilection for players around the world. The state of New Jersey has announced that it will bring legal actions against the platform for “deceptive and unreasonable commercial practices” with its minor users.
Specifically, the Court considers that Discord does not do it enough to protect their young users from violent content and sexual predators.
In the complaint, the “inappropriate” protections are criticized by discord to avoid the limitation of age: it must be at least 13 years to use the platform.
There is no real verification of a user’s age
“Everything Discord does to verify the age of a new user is to demand that he enter a date of birth,” explains the document, who also judges the inappropriate predetermined filter parameter in the case of an exchange with his friends, which is not basically analyzed.
This characteristic, when combined with Friends requests from unknown, can lead to the reception of inappropriate messages.
Discord is already under a complaint of an organization, Philly Voice, for the same reasons, but so far the social network has not been processed at the federal level. In 2022, he was also sentenced to a fine of 800,000 euros in France for the CNIL for personal data deficiencies.
In a statement sent to the edge, Discord explains to be “surprised” by this complaint and “dispute” the accusations.
At the same time, the platform began a test that allows you to scan the face of a user’s face or identity to access the confidential content. Discord wishes to comply with certain local laws that impose this type’s function, especially in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Source: BFM TV
