Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers this weekannounced a consumer‑protection and child‑safety lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, alleging that the company has knowingly created and maintained an online environment that exposes millions of children to sexual predators, violent content, and illegal activity while misleading parents about the platform’s safety.
The complaint asserts that Roblox, despite having detailed knowledge of widespread exploitation occurring on the platform, markets itself as a safe, child‑friendly space while simultaneously failing to implement basic safeguards to protect minors. According to the lawsuit, Roblox has become one of the most widely used online platforms for children, with tens of millions of daily users, many under the age of 13.
The lawsuit alleges that Roblox allows:
- Direct contact between minors and adult predators, including through private messaging, voice chat, and user‑generated “experiences.”
- Sexually explicit, violent, and age‑inappropriate content, often accessible to children as young as six.
- Simulated criminal activity, including graphic depictions of violence and other harmful scenarios.
- Inadequate parental controls that are difficult to use, easy to bypass, or misleading in their effectiveness.
The lawsuit accuses Roblox of Roblox refusing to implement safety precautions.
Roblox said in a statement that it prohibits user-to-user image and video sharing, utilizes rigorous filters to block personal information from being shared and enforces global age-based settings that limit younger users to chatting with peers by default.
“While we share Attorney General Hilgers’ commitment to keeping kids and teens safe online, we are disappointed that he has filed a lawsuit that fundamentally misrepresents how Roblox works,” Roblox chief safety officer Matt Kaufman said.
Roblox is facing similar lawsuits in Iowa, Kentucky and Texas. Earlier this year a Dutch regulator said it is launching an investigation into the company over potential risks to underage users in the European Union.
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