Agency denies appeal and maintains Discord without live broadcasts in Brazil
Journalist graduated from the Federal University of Mato Grosso, with an extension in economic journalism from Fundação Getulio Vargas. Worked at the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. She is a reporter for Oeste in São Paulo.
TL;DR
- The ANPD denied Discord's appeal, maintaining the suspension of live streams in Brazil.
- The agency argued that Discord did not provide sufficient technical proof of implementing the block.
- The suspension was initially imposed after the death of a 13-year-old girl during a live stream.
- The case is under investigation by the Civil Police, with arrests made.
- Discord's appeal will now be reviewed by the ANPD's Deliberative Council.
- The ANPD cited Discord's end-to-end encryption as making the platform less protective for minors.
- Discord had proposed alternative solutions like a compliance plan or phased reactivation of services.