Nevada sues Discord over online sexual predator concerns

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Nevada filed a lawsuit against Discord on Tuesday, becoming the latest state to target the popular social media platform. 

The online gaming site has become a widely used messaging app in the United States, including among 37% of people 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. 

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