Section 230 protected Google in illegal gambling lawsuit over loot boxes

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Summary:

Plaintiffs sued Google claiming that loot boxes in games available through the Google Play store were illegal “slot machines or devices”. (Players who buy loot boxes get a randomized chance at receiving an item designed to enhance game play, such as a better weapon, faster car, or skin.) Plaintiffs characterized these loot boxes as a…

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Evan Brown

Date tagged:

02/14/2021, 01:14

Date published:

02/11/2021, 09:29