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Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangered children, misled users

Texas Tribune – Health · By Paul Cobler · May 22, 2026

The Discord logo is displayed on a phone screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 6, 2021. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/20210406-Discord-Illo-REUTERS.jpg?fit=780%2C520&quality=89&ssl=1" /> The lawsuit comes after a Galveston County family said their 13-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by a person she interacted with on the platform. The post Texas sues Discord, arguing online messaging platform endangered children, misled users appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

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