The company beefed up its moderation efforts over the past two years. Popular with young people, Discord was known as a sort of wild-west space online. In at least seven cases, the plaintiffs are the parents of children who've died by suicide.ĭiscord is a gaming chat app that has 150 million monthly active users. More than 80 lawsuits have been filed this year against Meta, Snap, ByteDance Inc.'s TikTok, and Alphabet Inc.'s Google centering on claims from adolescents and young adults that they've suffered anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and sleeplessness after getting hooked on social media. Meta and Snap have previously said they're working to protect their youngest users, including by offering resources on mental health topics and improving safeguards to stop the spread of harmful content. Roblox, Discord and Snap didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. “They also introduced her to the social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat, to which she became addicted.” “These men sexually and financially exploited her,” the group said.
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