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Roblox and Discord told a Kentucky mom in federal court filings her daughter waived her right to sue by accepting the platforms' terms of agreement multiple times.

Can an 8-year-old waive their rights to sue a company by clicking a box?

That’s the stance of Roblox, an online gaming platform that bills itself as a digital playground.

The argument comes as the $41-billion company is embroiled in a lawsuit with the family of a Northern Kentucky child whose death by suicide, her mother says, is related to use of the platform.

  • justsomeguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    4 days ago

    To add some important context:

    Seitz is suing the company, along with two others, for Audree’s death, which occurred one week after her 13th birthday.

    and the mom is also suing Discord and TikTok.

    • huppakee@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      4 days ago

      Relevant yes, but isn’t the age at which she signed the ‘contract’ even more relevant? Crazy young age to end your life though. Can’t imagine what that’s like.

      • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        isn’t the age at which she signed the ‘contract’ even more relevant?

        It’s everything – or it used to be, before the current administration (US) decided to turn two and a half centuries of law into Calvinball.