Cybersecurity Policy Report, Streaming Platform Ordered to Suspend Some Operations in Brazil, (Aug 13, 2026)
By Tony Foley
A preventive measure issued yesterday by the National Authority for Protection of Data (ANPD), Brazil’s data protection authority, requires instant messaging and social media platform Discord to suspend its live streaming functions in the country in three business days based on evidence that the company had failed to protect children on its platform.
ANPD’s announcement said the action was part of an inspection process initiated by the agency on Aug. 7 to investigate the protection of children and adolescents in the digital environment and came after ANPD received information from Discord and conducted subsequent meetings with company representatives earlier this week.
ANPD said it discovered “robust evidence” that Discord had not adopted reasonable measures to prevent and mitigate risks of access, exposure, recommendation, or facilitation of contact with content or practices that represent serious violations of the rights of children and adolescents under the Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (Digital ECA) within the scope of its service, especially inducement, incitement, instigation or assistance to violence, self-mutilation, and suicide.
ANPD clarified that Discord was not being blocked; instead, the preventive measure suspends the “Go Live” function on the platform used for live broadcasts on closed servers. The agency said the objective was to reduce the risks of harm to children and adolescents. The measure does not prevent other measures from being adopted in the course of the inspection process, such as the possibility of entering into a compliance plan that would allow Discord to implement improvements in its services to comply with the Digital ECA. The agency also noted that it might impose corrective measures following the completion of its investigation and apply sanctions as provided in the Digital ECA.
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