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

33 minutes ago by spaghettiwestern to c/technology

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Roblox and Discord told a Kentucky mom in federal court filings her daughter waived her right to sue by accepting the platforms' terms of agreement multiple times.

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.

southsamurai 7 points 29 minutes ago

Minors can't waive rights. Or, in theory they can't waive rights because they don't have capacity. That's my understanding

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bigmclargehuge 2 points 5 minutes ago

I'm splitting hairs a lil bit - you're pretty much correct. Minors are not citizens, so they don't have rights. Minors are wards of the State. They under State protection, and as such don't have the ability to forgo that protection, until they turn 18.

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setsubyou 3 points 18 minutes ago

Is it their stance? The article says the mother “placed parental controls” on the child’s account. This means the mother had an account too and agreed to the terms as well.

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