Overview
- Attorney General James Uthmeier announced criminal subpoenas to Roblox as he called the platform a breeding ground for predators and launched a criminal investigation.
- The subpoenas seek records and evidence on suspected predators and victims using Roblox, building on a prior civil subpoena that requested data on age verification, moderation and marketing to children.
- Uthmeier alleged adults pose as minors, solicit explicit images, arrange meetups and use Robux to bribe children, and he said many of Florida’s more than 1,000 predator arrests this year trace back to the platform.
- Roblox said it will cooperate and cited safety steps including bans on sharing images and videos in chat, filters to block personal information, AI monitoring such as Sentinel and ongoing age-estimation work.
- The action intensifies broader scrutiny that includes multiple lawsuits, a case filed by Louisiana’s attorney general and international actions such as Iraq’s ban announced Sunday.