Roblox, Louisiana and Child Sexual Predators
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Louisiana Attorney General is suing gaming platform Roblox over its lack of proper safety protocols for child users. What to know about the lawsuit.
That means children potentially have access to "experiences" like Escape to Epstein Island, Diddy Party, and Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe, all of which were cited in the lawsuit as examples of "highly inappropriate" content accessible on Roblox.
A federal grand jury handed down an indictment against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after an investigation into corruption.
Louisiana’s attorney general announced a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the widely-used online gaming platform is rife with child predators and harmful content.
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Game Rant on MSNRoblox Pushes Back Against Louisiana Lawsuit Accusations
Roblox Corp addresses the state of Lousiana's recent lawsuit against the platform over its alleged lack of adequate child safety measures.
Louisiana is suing the popular online gaming site Roblox for allegedly failing to implement basic safety controls and not protecting children from predators.
There is no minimum age for using Roblox, but the popular gaming platform, with nearly 112 million daily users, has sought to expand parent controls for players under 13.
In a lawsuit, the state alleges that Roblox ‘fails to implement basic safety controls to protect child users.’
Roblox Corp. shares fell more than 6% Friday after the company, which operates an online video-game service popular with children, was accused in two lawsuits of failing to sufficiently protect youngsters on its platform.
Though Louisiana only last week brought a lawsuit against the popular video game Roblox, a user-led revolution has been long in the works.
The changes follow recent lawsuits against the company, including one from Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill that alleges the platform creates an environment where “child predators thrive.” It claims Roblox has “directly facilitated the widespread sexual exploitation of minors and inflicted severe, lasting harm upon the children of Louisiana.”