Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the suit late this week in King County, Texas, accusing Roblox of deceptive trade practices and enabling exposure of minors to sexual content, exploitation and grooming.
- Texas becomes at least the third state pursuing civil action after Louisiana and Kentucky, while Florida has issued subpoenas in a separate criminal probe into child safety on the platform.
- Roblox rejected the allegations as misrepresentations, highlighting 145 safety updates this year, AI tools to detect early signs of endangerment, strict chat filters, bans on sharing images or videos in chat, and cooperation with law enforcement.
- Recent filings and reports cite specific examples of harmful user-created content and organized abuse, including experiences like “Escape to Epstein Island” and activities by groups such as 764.
- Regulatory disclosures show Roblox reported about 151.5 million daily active users, with a large share under 13, a scale prosecutors say heightens the stakes as courts weigh consumer protection claims and potential platform liability.