Judge Denies Roblox’s Bid To Arbitrate Couple’s ‘Child Exploitation’ Claims

(August 9, 2024, 11:17 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Aug. 8 denied online video game developer Roblox Corp.’s motion to compel arbitration of putative class claims that it violates California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by intentionally addicting children to its online game, which requires purchases of in-game currency to play, writing that Roblox did not show that the parents who filed the suit ever read or consented to its arbitration agreement....