Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Discord

The attorney general had previously announced an investigation to determine whether Discord is effectively safeguarding children online. This article has been updated since publication. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has expanded its investigation into the online chat platform Discord following reports that the platform was used by the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The move broadens Paxton’s ongoing probe under the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, which authorizes investigations into digital platforms accused of endangering minors. Paxton said the expansion responds not only to Discord’s reported connection to the assassin but also to growing concerns that the platform exposes children to sexual exploitation and extremist content and contains addictive features... TYLER, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he will be investigating Discord after it was used by the reported assassin accused of killing Charlie Kirk.

Paxton said in an announcement he has expanded the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act investigation into the online chat platform. In addition to allegedly being used by Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering Kirk, Paxton said Discord is "addictive and has exposed minors to sexual exploitation and extremist content." “I’m standing shoulder to shoulder with the Trump administration to root out and defeat nihilistic violent extremism in all its forms,” Paxton said. “Discord has chosen to allow extremist content, sexual exploitation, and addiction to flourish on its platform. It 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.” He had previously launched an investigation into Discord over its privacy and safety practices for children.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that he would be opening an investigation into the online communications platform Discord. It was reportedly used by the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. Discord was originally just used by online video game players for voice communication. Doctor Gavin Clarkson, an attorney and member of the Trump 1 administration, spoke about the investigation, saying, "I actually remember being on Discord with my son, who was an active video gamer." He says that since its inception, Discord has, like so many other social media platforms, become a hotbed for radical political ideology. He explained, "Social media can be an absolute toxic cesspool of violence and hatred and radicalization."

Dr. Clarkson says that the fact that a rather mundane platform like Discord appears to have earned an investigation from the Texas Attorney General due to the radicals using it is a clear sign that... He said, "There are sometimes when parents don't even know what's going on. Sometimes this radicalization is happening in the background, and they're not aware of it. If we can stop this radicalization from happening, that would be a good thing." Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and Discord website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 5, 2022.

(Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) TEXAS - A Texas investigation has expanded to include Discord's potential use ahead of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the investigation Thursday, accusing the popular chat platform of exposing minors to extremism. The Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act investigation has been expanded into Discord due to the reports that Tyler Robinson, the accused shooter in Kirk's killing, used the platform to plan the... Paxton's Thursday release also mentions reports that the platform is addictive and has exposed minors to sexual exploitation and extremist content.

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