巴西利亚——巴西一名法官9月30日下令消息平台 Discord 加强对未成年用户的保护。此前，法官发现该平台存在一些不足，据称这些不足导致一名13岁女孩自杀。
BRASILIA – A Brazilian judge on Sept 30 ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl.
这个南美国家是全球网络监管最活跃的国家之一，并于9月起诉 Discord，索赔近1亿美元（1.28亿新元），起因是那名少女在7月死亡。
The South American nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and in September sued Discord for nearly US$100 million (S$128 million) after the teenager’s death in July.
9月30日的裁决命令该平台加强家长控制和年龄验证机制，并采取其他相关措施。
The ruling on Sept 30 ordered the platform to strengthen its parental control and age verification mechanisms, among other measures.
裁决称，若不遵守这些“紧急”规定，每天将被处以约2万美元的罚款。
Failure to comply with these “emergency” provisions will result in a daily fine of around US$20,000, the ruling said.
巴西利亚的法院尚未就政府针对 Discord 涉嫌未能保护儿童免受有害内容侵害而提起的诉讼作出裁决。
The court in Brasilia has not yet ruled on the lawsuit filed by the government over Discord’s alleged failure to protect children from harmful content.
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Helplines Mental well-being National Mindline: 1771 (24 hours) / 6669-1771 (via WhatsApp) Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1 Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm) The Seniors Helpline: 1800-555-5555 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm) Tinkle Friend (for primary school-age children): 1800-2744-788 Mindfull Community HQ (for caregivers, families and persons in recovery): 6460-4400 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm) Counselling Online resources eC2.sg chat.mentalhealth.sg carey.carecorner.org.sg (for those aged 13 to 25) During a 45-minute live streaming, other teenage users allegedly encouraged a young girl to kill an animal, and when she failed to do so, goaded her into killing herself.
巴西国家数据保护局下令 Discord 暂停直播功能。此前，该国中西部一个小镇发生了这起自杀事件。
Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency ordered Discord to suspend live streamings following the suicide in a small town in the centre-west of the country.
就在同月，该平台推出了一项改善安全功能的计划，但巴西当局认为相关措施仍不够充分。
That same month, the platform introduced a plan to improve its safety features, but the measures were deemed insufficient by the Brazilian authorities.
这家总部位于美国的公司拥有全球超过9000万活跃用户，但该公司并未立即回应法新社（AFP）关于最新裁决的评论请求。
The US-based company with more than 90 million active daily users worldwide did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment on the latest ruling.
2026年，巴西将强制要求所有平台将16岁以下用户的账户与其父母的账户关联起来，并对用户的年龄进行验证。
Brazil in 2026 made it compulsory for platforms to link under-16 accounts to those of their parents and to verify users’ ages.