Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children

Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Louisiana filed a lawsuit for online game platform on Thursday and Crazy Popular The site continued an environment in which sexual predators “developed, unite, hunt and sacrifice children”.

The lawsuit filed by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill claims that Roblox could not apply effective security measures to protect children users from adult predators.

“Because of the lack of Roblox’s security protocols, Louisiana’s safety is endangering the safety of Louisiana’s children, Mur said Murrill. “Roblox has been invaded with harmful content and children’s predators because it gives priority to the profits on user growth, income and child safety.”

The company met with cases and I don’t do enough to protect children In game services. Last month, a 13 -year -old girl was introduced to an adult predator on the platform, then kidnapped and allegedly raped and raped and raped.

Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Arda in Louisiana said his office has more than one cases of Roblox. First, he claims that a man uses sound -changing technology to pos as a girl on the platform. ARD said no arrests about the game site.

Ultimately, Murrill said he believes Roblox should be closed.

On Thursday, an e -mail was sent to the company.

Free online game platform has more than 111 million users per month. The website describes Roblox as the final virtual universe that allows you to create, experience with your friends, and everything you can imagine.

Roblox does not allow users to share videos or pictures in chats and tries to block personal information, such as phone numbers. However, as in other game platforms and social media sites with similar policies, people find ways around such guards.

According to the website, Roblox, which is a zero tolerance policy for the exploitation of minors, does not allow children under 13 years to chat with other users other than games unless they have open parent permission. Since the platform cannot encrypt private chat conversations, the company can monitor and control them.

However, Murrill said there was no minimum or important age verification process after a user registered. As a result, young children, young people and adults posing as a child can register.

The company says on the website that age verification is “a new feature that is currently tested on Roblox”. Last month, if they want to chat freely with people between the ages of 13 and 17, if they want to chat freely with people called “reliable connections ,, he launched a feature that required a video selfie to confirm their age.

In the midst of criticism in recent months, the company implemented Additional measures He says he will keep young users safe.

In August, Roblox told the EP to publish an artificial intelligence system to detect early symptoms of possible child danger symptoms such as exploitative language. Roblox said that the system has led to the National Lost and Abuse Children’s Center in the first half of 2025 to submit a 1,200 potential initiative report for children’s exploitation.