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Roblox Age Verification Technology To Be Implemented Amid Child Exploitation Lawsuits
September 9, 2025
Irvin Jackson
The Roblox Corporation has announced it will put in place new age verification technology by the end of the year, hoping it becomes the standard for social media sites worldwide.
Roblox Kidnapping Lawsuit Filed After Child Was Abducted and Sexually Trafficked
September 3, 2025
Irvin Jackson
An Iowa mother is suing the makers of the Roblox app, saying its lack of safety features allowed a 37-year-old sexual predator to groom, abduct and abuse her daughter.
Student Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Brought by School Districts Will Be First MDL Bellwether Trials
September 2, 2025
Irvin Jackson
Claims that allege social media platforms are intentionally designed to cause addiction in students will be the first federal lawsuits to go before juries.
Roblox Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit Alleges 10 Year Old Girl Coerced Into Sending Explicit Images for Robux
August 25, 2025
Irvin Jackson
The online gaming platform, Roblox, faces a sexual exploitation lawsuit by a mother whose ten year old daughter was coerced into sending sexually explicit photos to a man online who was pretending to be another child.
Deadlines in Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Extended by MDL Judge
August 6, 2025
Irvin Jackson
A federal judge has granted a three-week extension to preparations being made for the first federal social media addiction bellwether trials.
Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Set for Trial in California State Court in November 2025
July 17, 2025
Irvin Jackson
A series of social media addiction lawsuit trials will begin this November in California state court, as federal bellwether cases are prepared for likely 2026 trial dates.
Video Game Addiction Can Begin as Early as Elementary School: Study
June 27, 2025
Michael Adams
New research suggests that children as young as 10 years old may be showing clinical or early signs of internet gaming disorder.
Judge Selects 11 Social Media Addiction Lawsuits for MDL Bellwether Jury Trials
June 24, 2025
Russell Maas
A federal judge has selected five individual social media addiction lawsuits, as well as six others filed by various school districts across the country, to serve as potential bellwether jury trials.
Social Media Use Leading to Declines in Kids’ Mental Health: Report
June 16, 2025
Michael Adams
An international children’s rights group warns that excessive internet and social media use is fueling a global mental health crisis that is directly linked to rising suicide attempts among youth around the globe.
Social Media Law Limiting Children’s Use of Platforms Struck Down by Federal Judge
April 23, 2025
Michael Adams
As social media addiction lawsuits proliferate across the U.S., an Ohio law requiring teens to get parental consent before using social media apps has been struck down by a federal court as unconstitutional.