Overview
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced criminal subpoenas to investigate alleged predator access and child harm on the platform, accusing Roblox of enabling abuse.
- The subpoenas seek evidence on suspected criminal activity, including records related to predators, victims, and how Roblox manages safety on its service.
- State demands include internal emails, policy documents, moderation algorithm details, escalation procedures, user and parent complaints, law enforcement communications, and disciplinary logs.
- A Florida press release cites allegations of weak age verification, inadequate moderation, failure to implement meaningful safeguards, and failures to report child victimization to authorities.
- Roblox disputes the allegations, says no system is perfect, points to tools such as facial age estimation, chat limits, age-gating and image-sharing restrictions, and notes the probe follows civil suits in Louisiana and Kentucky.