Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the company misrepresented the safety of its platform to parents and failed to protect children from accessing adult content and being contacted by predators. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and other remedies to ensure child safety on the platform.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements with platforms like Roblox, particularly those involving services accessible to minors. Key clauses to examine include safety and compliance representations, data protection and privacy provisions for children, incident response and breach notification terms, audit rights for safety practices, and indemnification obligations related to harm to minors. Given allegations of misrepresented safety and failure to protect children, contracts may need amendments to mandate specific safety metrics, regular third-party audits, immediate reporting of safety incidents (e.g., predator contact or adult content exposure), and clear termination rights for non-compliance with child protection standards.
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Roblox
Industry
GamingOfficial Press Release
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-sues-roblox-misrepresenting-platforms-safety
roblox complaint
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/roblox-complaint.pdf
Florida Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.myfloridalegal.com/privacy
"Roblox"
"deceived parents about the safety of its platform while failing to protect children from accessing graphic adult content and being contacted and groomed by predators"
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to Roblox on April 16, 2025, as part of an investigation into the gaming platform’s child-protection policies and children’s data practices. The subpoena demands documents related to Roblox’s marketing to children, age-verification procedures, chat moderation, and processing of minors’ personal data, following reports of children being exposed to harmful content and predatory actors on the platform. No fines or remedies have been imposed yet, as the investigation is ongoing.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a civil investigation into Discord and issued a subpoena demanding documents related to its marketing to children, age-verification processes, content moderation, parental controls, and reporting of child exploitative activity. The investigation alleges potential violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, citing the platform’s widespread use by child predators to target minors. Discord must produce records on its child safety practices, minor user data, and complaint handling related to child exploitation.
The Florida Attorney General's Office launched the CHINA Prevention Unit and issued a subpoena to Shein for deceptive trade practices and data privacy violations. The unit focuses on combating threats from foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party to consumer data and economic security. This action is part of broader efforts to audit and hold accountable companies with ties to China.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued an investigative subpoena to TP-Link Systems Inc. as part of a consumer protection investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices, supply-chain infrastructure, and handling of U.S. consumer data, including allegations of unauthorized data sharing with the Chinese Communist Party. The probe will determine if TP-Link misled customers about foreign government access to their personal data, which would violate the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, with no findings of wrongdoing yet.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a civil enforcement action against Roku, Inc. for violating the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBOR) and Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA). The complaint alleges Roku collected, sold, and enabled reidentification of children’s sensitive personal data, including viewing habits and voice recordings, without parental consent or meaningful notice to consumers. The state seeks civil penalties, injunctive relief, and requirements for Roku to implement transparent disclosures, lawful parental controls, and cease unauthorized processing of children’s data.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed complaints against multiple pornography websites for violating Florida's age-verification law by not verifying users' ages, allowing children access to harmful material. The law requires such sites to implement age verification, and violations can result in fines up to $50,000 per violation. The complaints seek injunctions, civil penalties, and compliance with the law.