{"id":216585,"date":"2026-02-23T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/privacy-class-action-federal-court-grants-robloxs-motion-to-com\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:50:08","slug":"privacy-class-action-federal-court-grants-robloxs-motion-to-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/privacy-class-action-federal-court-grants-robloxs-motion-to-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Class Action- Federal Court Grants Roblox\u2019s Motion to Com"},"content":{"rendered":"

Privacy Class Action- Federal Court Grants Roblox\u2019s Motion to Com<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/natlawreview.com\/article\/arbitration-unlocked-federal-court-grants-robloxs-motion-compel-arbitration-privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-23 10:29:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: natlawreview.com<\/a><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Garcia et al v. Roblox, United States District Court, C.D. California, 2026 WL 413636 Roblox moved to compel arbitration in a suit alleging the online game platform and creation system collected children\u2019s data in violation of electronic Communications Privacy Act (\u201cECPA\u201d), the Stored Communications Act (\u201cSCA\u201d), and the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act (\u201cCOPPA\u201d) by secretly recording their children\u2019s online interactions and device details without their knowledge. The California court, in reviewing Roblox\u2019s Terms of Use, granted Roblox\u2019s motion to compel arbitration\u2014finding that the users were provided conspicuous notice that clicking \u201cSign Up\u201d or \u201cContinue\u201d on it platforms bound them to the arbitration clause contained in its Terms of Use.<\/p>\n

The key provisions of the TOU stated:<\/p>\n

2023 TOU:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cUSER AGREES THAT USER IS GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY, INCLUDING IN A CLASS ACTION, FOR DISPUTES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION.\u201d (Declaration of Ronita Jit in Support of Motion (\u201cJit Decl.\u201d), Ex. 5 \u00a7 16.1).<\/p>\n

2025 TOU:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cYOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT\u00a0IN COURT BEFORE A JUDGE OR JURY, INCLUDING IN A CLASS ACTION, FOR ANY DISPUTES SUBJECT TO THE ARBITRATION PROVISION BELOW.\u201d (Id., Ex. 6 \u00a7 11).<\/p>\n

The TOU also included the following clauses about enforceability, scope, and interpretation of the Agreements:<\/p>\n

\u201c2023: Enforceability. All issues in the Dispute are for the arbitrator to decide, except that only a court may decide issues relating to the scope, interpretation, and enforceability of these Arbitration Terms, or whether a Dispute can be arbitrated. (Id., Ex. 5 \u00a7 16.4.9).<\/p>\n

2025: The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to the extent permitted by law to resolve all Disputes arising out of or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of the…<\/p>\n

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