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spaghettiwestern@spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works

Roblox argues 8-year-old waived rights in wrongful death lawsuit

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.

www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2026/08/19/roblox-argues-child-waived-rights-by-clicking-box-at-age-8/91290604007/
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Replying to @⁨spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works⁩

As a panel of expert witnesses, bring in more 8-year-olds to demonstrate how to play Roblox. Add a mandatory checkbox that includes an attestation stating that the company is criminally liable and a requirement that these children must kick the entire C-suite to death.

Let’s see how binding check boxes still are, and to what degree minors are expected to process and follow their commitments.

Edited ⁨⁨Aug⁩ ⁨20⁩, ⁨2026⁩, ⁨19:51⁩⁩en