Roblox and Discord face lawsuits alleging negligence in protecting minors from sexual exploitation. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides broad civil immunity to platforms for user-generated content, making these cases difficult to prosecute. Plaintiffs argue their claims focus on inadequate safety features and misrepresented protections rather than hosted content. Legal precedent suggests Section 230 protections extend to account creation processes and general safety promises, though specific commitments to individual users may not be covered. Both platforms have introduced safety improvements, but questions remain about whether they acted quickly enough to protect vulnerable users.
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Section 230 broadly shields companies that host user-generated contentPlaintiffs' lawyers suing Roblox and Discord say this isn't about hosted contentProving Section 230 doesn't apply could prove difficultHow can online platforms improve child safety?Sort: