Texas sues Discord for allegedly enabling child exploitation
By Xu Yuan ( May 22, 2026, 19:36 GMT | Insight) -- Online communication platform Discord was hit with a lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over alleged intentional failures in online safety measures to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation of young users.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targeted online communication platform Discord with a lawsuit Friday over alleged intentional failures in online safety measures to prevent sexual abuse and exploitation of young users....
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