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States Probe Platforms; Roblox Pays $12M, OpenAI Investigated

4/30/2026

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State attorneys general have opened investigations and secured settlements with platforms as Congress stalls on a federal kids-online safety bill.
Roblox settled three cases, including a $12.2 million Alabama deal and a Nevada pact requiring age verification via estimation technology and government ID.
Probes target Meta, TikTok, Discord, Snap and Reddit over child-safety issues.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal probe of OpenAI after a shooter consulted ChatGPT.

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Story summary

State attorneys general have opened investigations and secured settlements with platforms as Congress stalls on a federal kids-online safety bill.
Roblox settled three cases, including a $12.2 million Alabama deal and a Nevada pact requiring age verification via estimation technology and government ID.
Probes target Meta, TikTok, Discord, Snap and Reddit over child-safety issues.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal probe of OpenAI after a shooter consulted ChatGPT.