Texas AG Sues Discord for Deceiving Parents, Endangering Children

Discord is one of the ‘most efficient hunting grounds’ for grooming and predatory behavior directed at children, the lawsuit alleged.

This illustration picture shows the logos of the social network applications Zoom, Discord, Teams, and WhatsApp on the screen of a phone. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against communications app Discord, alleging that the platform allows child predators to exploit children while falsely claiming child safety to parents.

“Discord presents itself to the world as a platform built on community, connection, and safety. It is not,” the lawsuit, filed on May 22 in the District Court of Collin County, Texas, said.