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[^2]\n\nFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a 76-page civil complaint in December 2025 accusing Roblox of deceiving parents while allowing predators to approach and groom children. [^3]\n\nThe European Commission designated Roblox as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act on Monday due to having at least 45 million monthly users in the European Union. [^4]\n\nPlatforms are classified as 'very large' if they have more than 4,500 monthly users across the 27 EU member states. [^5]\n\nMeta's DSA transparency report states that Facebook had 264 million active users in the European Union in the first half of 2026. [^6]\n\nChatGPT's designation creates a second major layer of oversight requiring coordination between the EU AI Act and the DSA. [^7]\n\nA proven violation of the Digital Services Act rules can bring a fine of up to 6% of the company's global annual revenue. [^8]\n\nRoblox has until January 2027 to comply with additional rules, including assessing how its design and algorithms expose users to illegal content and harm minors. [^9]\n\nAI experts argue that classifying ChatGPT as a search engine is semantically incorrect because the model functions more like an operating system that coordinates tools and generates new content rather than merely retrieving existing information. [^10]\n\nThe article states that search engines retrieve existing information, whereas generative models can create new software, prove mathematical theorems, and autonomously execute tools to solve problems. [^11]\n\nThe affected companies have been given four months to comply with additional obligations under the Digital Services Act. 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