AG Jackley Reaches $15 Million Settlement with Roblox
South Dakota AG Jackley has announced a $15 Million settlement with Roblox, an immersive gaming platform. The proceeds of the settlement will fund South Dakotas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, a PSA campaign on online child safety, the South Dakota Department of Education (governmental and nonprofit after-school programs), and South Dakota Attorney Generals…
Arkansas AG Targets Roblox, Discord as States Level Up Child Safety Crackdown
Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has become the latest state AG to file a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord Inc., alleging deliberate deception and reckless product design that is actively purring children at risk. The lawsuit, which follows similar actions by more than a dozen states to date against Roblox and other online companies that…
Iowa, Oklahoma AGs Join Ongoing Wave of Roblox Scrutiny
AGs in Iowa and Oklahoma advanced separate consumer protection actions against Roblox over allegations that the gaming platform misrepresented its child-safety protections and exposed minors to unsafe online interactions. In Iowa, a court partially denied Roblox’s motion to dismiss AG Brenna Bird’s Iowa Consumer Fraud Act lawsuit, allowing the State’s deception claims and several unfair-practices…
Indiana Takes On Roblox, Discord Over Child Safety Claims
Indiana AG Todd Rokita sued Roblox and Discord for allegedly violating the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by marketing their platforms as safe for children while failing to implement sufficient protections against online predators. According to the complaint, Roblox allegedly allows children to create accounts without meaningful age verification and exposes minors to unsafe interactions…
Alabama, Nevada, and West Virginia Strike Separate Child-Safety Deals With Roblox
Alabama AG Steve Marshall, Nevada AG Aaron Ford, and West Virginia AG JB McCuskey each reached separate settlements with Roblox after raising concerns that the online gaming platform failed to implement adequate safeguards for minors. Each settlement requires Roblox to implement certain child-safety measures, including age verification or age assurance before chat access, tighter limits…
Nebraska AG Levels Suit Against Roblox over Alleged Child Safety Failures
Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers has sued Roblox Corporation, alleging the company violated the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act and Nebraska Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading parents and children about the platform’s safety for minors. The complaint alleges Roblox falsely marketed itself as a safe, child-friendly platform while allowing contact between minors and predators and…
FL and SC Level Up Enforcement Against Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns
Florida and South Carolina are the latest states to take enforcement action against Roblox Corporation, which operates a popular online gaming platform used predominantly by children and teens. Florida AG James Uthmeier’s lawsuit against Roblox alleges that the company misled parents about the safety of the platform and failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect…
Texas AG Declares Game Over for Roblox in Child Safety Lawsuit
Texas AG Ken Paxton sued the Roblox Corporation, which operates a popular online gaming platform used predominantly by children and teens, alleging violations of state and federal consumer protection and online safety laws. The complaint alleges that Roblox, despite awareness that its platform enables the exploitation and abuse of minors, failed to take meaningful action…
AGs Target Online Child Safety Risks
State AGs continued to press online platforms and federal policymakers over youth online safety, with Texas suing Discord, Connecticut investigating Roblox, and a bipartisan AG coalition opposing federal legislation they say would undercut state authority to police online harms to minors. Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Discord under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, alleging…
Texas and Georgia AGs Target Digital Platforms for Allegedly Endangering Minors
Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Snapchat and Georgia AG Chris Carr launched an investigation into Roblox for allegedly violating state laws by failing to protect minor users from explicit content and predators. In the Texas complaint, the AG’s office alleges that Snapchat misrepresented its safety to parents by maintaining a “12+” rating while exposing minors…