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Discord suspends livestreams in Brazil after teen's suicide

Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has ordered the US-based tech company to suspend livestreams on August 12. (Photo: AFP)

BRASíLIA - Popular messaging platform Discord said Monday that it had complied with a Brazilian government order to suspend livestreaming and video calls in the country after a teen girl was allegedly goaded into taking her own life during one such broadcast.

Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) had ordered the US-based tech company to suspend livestreams on August 12, saying it had failed to put safeguards in place to protect children.

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