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Roblox, Discord, Snap, Meta face sprawling US litigation claiming child sexual assault

By Mike Swift ( February 2, 2026, 18:09 GMT | Comment) -- Roblox, Discord, Snap and Meta Platforms are facing new multidistrict litigation alleging they facilitated sexual predators' assaults against children on their platforms. That litigation, the In Re: Roblox Corporation Child Sexual Exploitation and Assault Litigation that was recently consolidated before a federal judge in San Francisco, represents a new avenue in the expanding legal risk for Silicon Valley’s gaming and social media industry around teen users.More than 50 lawyers, representing Roblox, Discord, Snap, Meta Platforms and scores of “Jane Doe” plaintiffs who say the tech companies allowed their online exploitation by sexual predators, packed a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday....

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