Overview

• Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an expanded investigation into Discord, issuing a broader Civil Investigative Demand under the SCOPE Act.
• The expanded request targets the platform’s handling of extremist content, sexual exploitation of minors, the rise of nihilistic shootings, and features deemed addictive for minors.
• The Washington Post previously reported that messages from an account linked to Tyler Robinson appeared to confess to the killing in a roughly 30-person private Discord chat.
• The FBI is reviewing that chat, with Director Kash Patel saying there were a lot more than 20 people connected to it.
• Discord says its internal review found no evidence the suspect used the platform to plan or promote the attack, while Utah prosecutors have charged Robinson with capital murder and will seek the death penalty.