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State Attorneys General Take On Big Tech The New Wave of Child Safety Enforcement A Bipartisan Effort Across the political spectrum, state attorneys general are uniting around a common cause: holding technology companies accountable for harm to children. From Texas to New York, from Florida to California, enforcement actions against social media and gaming platforms…

Section 230 and Platform Accountability Why Gaming Platforms Should Be Held Liable for Child Exploitation The Shield That’s Become a Sword For nearly three decades, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has served as a powerful liability shield for online platforms. The law’s central provision states that “no provider or user of an interactive…

The Allegations Against Roblox What Plaintiffs Are Claiming in MDL No. 3166 Overview of the Claims The lawsuits consolidated in In re: Roblox Corporation Child Victims Litigation (MDL No. 3166) allege that Roblox Corporation knew its platform was being used by predators to exploit children—and failed to take reasonable steps to stop it. With 31…

Warning Signs and Prevention Strategies for Parents The Modern Playground The internet has become the modern playground—and online predators go where children go. Gaming platforms, chat apps, and social media have become primary hunting grounds for adults seeking to exploit minors. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 500,000 online predators active each day,…

Judge Richard Seeborg and the Roblox MDL Why the Northern District of California Will Oversee This Landmark Case The Venue Decision When the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated the Roblox child safety lawsuits, it had to choose where to send them. The panel selected the United States District Court for the Northern District of…

Joining the Roblox MDL What Families Need to Know About Filing a Claim Understanding Your Options If your child was harmed through the Roblox platform, you may be wondering whether you can participate in the ongoing litigation. The consolidation of cases into MDL No. 3166 doesn’t close the door to new claims—families can still file…

What $520 Million in Penalties Means for Gaming Platform Accountability A Record-Breaking Settlement In December 2022, the Federal Trade Commission secured what remains the largest penalty in FTC history against a gaming company: $520 million from Epic Games, maker of the wildly popular Fortnite. The settlement addressed both children’s privacy violations and deceptive design practices…

Understanding MDL: The Basics When hundreds or thousands of people are harmed by the same defective product, dangerous drug, or corporate misconduct, they often file lawsuits in federal courts across the country. Rather than having dozens of judges handle similar cases independently—potentially reaching conflicting decisions—federal law provides a mechanism to consolidate these cases for more…