NORFOLK, Va. — A Northern Virginia mom is calling for more protections for children online, including the social media platform Discord, after her daughter used the site.
Discord lets people chat online in conversations of interest to the users, but the mom, Leslie, says her daughter was part of chats that were disturbing.
“My daughter was encouraged to cut herself and to take pictures. She was told it was beautiful,” said Leslie, who asked WTKR to protect her identity and only use her first name.
Leslie says her daughter was sent violent pornography on Discord and was in groups where she was told to take her own life.
Eventually, things got so bad that she attempted suicide, but survived. It was her second attempt.
“She was very angry with us. She thought that we were her enemies and these online chat groups were her friends and it was like she was brainwashed,” said Leslie.
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