{"id":2599387,"date":"2026-05-06T10:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-sues-discord-over-online-sexual-predator-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:54:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:54:22","slug":"nevada-sues-discord-over-online-sexual-predator-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-sues-discord-over-online-sexual-predator-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada sues Discord over online sexual predator concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnevada-sues-discord-over-online-sexual-predator-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nevada has filed a lawsuit against Discord, alleging the platform failed to protect children by not enforcing its minimum age rules and by inadequately moderating content, allowing sexual predators to operate on the service. The Nevada attorney general says Discord\u2019s lack of age verification and \u201chands-off\u201d enforcement made it a common chat channel for child abusers in the state and that these actions violate nevada consumer protection law.<\/p>\n<p>The case is part of a broader wave of scrutiny: other states, including Florida, texas, and New Jersey, have launched investigations or lawsuits over similar claims involving child exploitation, sexual predation, and online safety. Support for the heightened attention has included incidents where violence was connected to discord chats, concerns about extremist or radicalizing content, and efforts by U.S. lawmakers to demand more details about Discord\u2019s policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nevada\/\">Nevada<\/a> filed a lawsuit against Discord on Tuesday, becoming the latest state to target the popular <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"433\">social media<\/a> platform. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/autistic-teen-among-multiple-killed-in-georgia-shooting-as-new-details-come-to-light\/\" title=\"Autistic Teen Among Multiple Killed in Georgia Shooting as New ... Come to Light\">online gaming site<\/a> has become a widely used messaging app in the United States, including <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/discord-statistics\/\">among 37% <\/a>of people<\/span> aged 18 to 34. Discord is now the target of investigations or lawsuits by multiple states, including Florida, Texas, and New Jersey, due to concerns that it has been harnessed to carry out violence and that the platform has failed to shut down sexual predators active on the site. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4556770\/rhode-island-judge-refers-doj-lawyer-investigation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rhode Island judge refers DOJ lawyer for investigation after failing to share full case details<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4556403\/grand-jury-indictment-cole-allen\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Grand jury indicts WHCA dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen on four counts<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4555127\/appeals-court-spars-doj-supreme-court-passport-ruling\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Appeals court spars with DOJ over Supreme Court\u2019s transgender passport ruling<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is running for governor, said this week that he is bringing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/2news.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/63\/d638901a-1bc2-4d60-9744-ed6549060cfc\/69fa68b59522d.pdf.pdf\">the lawsuit <\/a>against Discord due to allegations that it is refusing to block sexual predators from exploiting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1861\">children<\/a>. Discord failed to enforce the platform\u2019s minimum age requirement, amounting to repeated violations of the Nevada Deceptive Trade Practices Act, according to Ford\u2019s office. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cMy office\u2019s investigation has revealed that Discord\u2019s lack of age verification, hands-off approach to moderation and account banning, and refusal to limit online interactions between children and adult strangers has made Discord the go-to chat option for child abusers, including in Nevada,\u201d the Democratic attorney general said in a statement announcing the lawsuit, filed in Clark County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a platform is marketed as a fun place for kids to game and chat with each other, it is the responsibility of that platform to not let adults pretend to be children and create an unsafe space for youth,\u201d Ford continued. <\/p>\n<p>Several other states have filed lawsuits or launched investigations into Discord over similar accusations, as well as concerns about the platform being used to plan acts of violence. Scrutiny was heightened after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascons-office-drops-death-penalty-for-couple-charged-with-murdering-torturing-10-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s Office Drops Death Penalty For Couple Charged With Murdering, Torturing 10-Year-Old Boy\">suspect accused<\/a> of assassinating Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk last year appeared to confess to the shooting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3812674\/discord-back-in-spotlight-following-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\">in a Discord chat<\/a>, sparking an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3809588\/fbi-investigating-more-than-20-people-discord-group-tied-to-charlie-kirk-murder-suspect\/\">FBI investigation<\/a> into the platform. Concerns that Discord is fomenting online radicalization also prompted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3820097\/house-gop-investigate-discord-github-reddit-twitch-extremist-posts\/\">congressional intervention<\/a>, with House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) requesting more details from the platform about its policies. <\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced, following Kirk\u2019s assassination last fall, that the state <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3844263\/ken-paxton-expands-discord-investigation-charlie-kirk-assassination\/\">would investigate Discord<\/a> over concerns it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-gun-control-groups-care-what-really-causes-mass-shootings-everytown-lawsuit-says-no\/\" title=\"Gun-control groups ignore the true causes of mass shootings, as evidenced by the Everytown ....\">allowing extremist content<\/a> to \u201cflourish\u201d on its platform. Paxton said the inquiry would also look into accusations that the site is addictive and exposes minors to sexual exploitation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscord has chosen to allow extremist content, sexual exploitation, and addiction to flourish on its platform,\u201d Paxton said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/attorney-general-paxton-investigates-discord-after-platform-was-used-reported-assassin-who-murdered\">in October 2025<\/a>. \u201cIt has a legal obligation to prevent minors from being exposed to these evils, but instead its actions have contributed to the growing wave of nihilistic violence all across our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey filed a lawsuit against Discord last April, alleging the platform failed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-calls-for-investigation-after-meta-document-oks-sensual-ai-conversations-with-children-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hawley calls for investigation after Meta document OKs \u2018sensual\u2019 AI conversations with ... - Washington Examiner\">protect underage users<\/a> from sexual predators, harassment, and violent content.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4550699\/global-fight-harms-social-media-spotlight-us-inaction\/\">OPINION: GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HARMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON US INACTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida, in March, launched a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/newsrelease\/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-launches-investigation-discord-over-child-safety\">civil investigation<\/a> into Discord over concerns it has increasingly been identified as a service that predators use to communicate with children and distribute and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >collect child sexual abuse material<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our criminal investigations into internet child predators lead to one place: Discord,\u201d Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said. \u201cGroomers and predators seem to believe that they can get away with targeting children on Discord\u2014and we are going to find out why. Discord owes us an explanation on the overwhelming use of its platform among predators, and what they are doing to protect children.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevada sues Discord; other states investigate over safety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2599388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AF.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[24158,5592,33391,71841],"class_list":["post-2599387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-discord","tag-nevada","tag-online-safety","tag-sexual-predators"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AF.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599391,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599387\/revisions\/2599391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}