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'It Was Me,' Said Post From Kirk Suspect's Account

Screenshots show Tyler Robinson told friends he was about to surrender

(Newser) - Two hours before he was taken into custody, the suspect being held in the killing of Charlie Kirk appears to have told friends in a private Discord chat who were discussing the assassination Utah Valley University: "Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at...

Discord User Gets 14 Years for Exploiting Girls

Authorities say he demanded explicit photos from girls as young as 12

(Newser) - A 20-year-old California man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after using the Discord platform to orchestrate a two-year campaign exploiting minor girls online. James Styner of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including three counts of receiving child pornography, one count of distributing...

Mother Sues Roblox, Discord After 15-Year-Old's Suicide

Predator told Ethan Dallas how to turn off parental controls, filing says

(Newser) - The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who died by suicide is taking Roblox and Discord to court, arguing that their platforms enabled his grooming and exploitation. The lawsuit, filed by Rebecca Dallas in San Francisco, accuses the companies of operating in ways that exposed her son Ethan to...

How a Shadowy Online Group Pushed a Man to Kill Himself

'764' group has been linked to multiple suicides

(Newser) - Samuel Hervey was a 25-year-old having a mental health crisis while stranded in Kyrgyzstan during the pandemic in 2021. "Fmlk" was a troubled 15-year-old Eastern European teenager who'd gotten involved with a dark online community. The Washington Post takes a deep dive into what happened when they met...

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At 15, He Became an Infamous Online Predator

The Washington Post unravels how a bullied teen became Discord's most alarming groomer

(Newser) - The group known as 764 is infamous for some of the most depraved online harassment targeting children. On apps such as Discord, where moderation is easily skirted, predators groom minors until they obtain collateral, like nude photos, from them. They then threaten to distribute this collateral unless the children livestream...

'You Have Blood on Your Hands,' Senator Tells Zuckerberg

Meta CEO apologizes to parents at Senate committee hearing on child safety

(Newser) - The CEOs of five social media companies—Meta, X, Discord, TikTok, and Snap—testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on efforts to protect children Wednesday, and they did not have a friendly audience. Rolling Stone reports parents holding photos of children who died by suicide "audibly hissed" at Mark...

Report: Leaker of Classified Documents Works at Military Base

Discord server member says leaker has anti-government views

(Newser) - The person who leaked classified military documents online is a gun enthusiast who works on a military base and shared secrets for months in a private Discord chatroom with around two dozen members, according to two members who spoke to the Washington Post . One member, who is under 18 and...

Report: Before Mass Shooting, 15 Accepted Suspect's Invite

They would have been able to see livestream of Buffalo shooting

(Newser) - More people may have viewed the Buffalo mass shooting live—apparently without contacting authorities—than previously known. Insiders tell the Washington Post and CNN that 15 Discord users accepted the 18-year-old suspect's invitation to join a private chat room around 30 minutes before the massacre began on Sunday. The...

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