Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the company misled parents regarding the safety of its online platform. The complaint states that Roblox failed to adequately protect children from exposure to explicit adult content and from being contacted or groomed by online predators.
According to the Attorney General’s office, the legal action claims that Roblox presented its service as safe for children but did not implement sufficient safeguards to prevent harmful interactions or access to inappropriate material.
“Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a lawsuit against Roblox. The lawsuit alleges that the company deceived parents about the safety of its platform while failing to protect children from accessing graphic adult content and being contacted and groomed by predators.”
The lawsuit was filed in Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit.
