San Diego County sues AppLovin over ads in children's games

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 3 sources

The county alleges that the mobile advertising company bypassed parental controls to display ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and sexually explicit content in games played by children. The New York Post also reports allegations that the ads included violent content; these claims are allegations in the lawsuit.

  • The Next Web, citing Bloomberg, says the complaint was filed Monday in San Diego Superior Court.

Covered by 3 publishers within 23 hours of the first report.

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Bloomberg San Diego Sues AppLovin Over Explicit Ads Shown to Kids’ Devices · Olivia Solon
The Next Web San Diego sues AppLovin over explicit ads on kids’ devices, Bloomberg reports · Ana-Maria Stanciuc
New York Post AppLovin allegedly served ‘obscene’ ads to kids, ‘graphic depictions of sex’: lawsuit · Thomas Barrabi