Roblox is facing yet another civil lawsuit by a government agency, this one coming from Los Angeles County in California, adding another layer to its legal moat. Like several other lawsuits before it, the new case against Roblox is tied to its leadership's alleged failure to protect underage players from sexual predators and media content deemed inappropriate for children.
Accusations against Roblox has been going on for years, first gaining national attention in October 2022, after a lawsuit filed by individuals in San Francisco alleged that the gaming platform served as a virtual meeting place between an underage girl in California and several adult men, leading them to meet outside of the game. According to the lawsuit, several illegal activities were conducted in the incident, including the consumption of alcohol by minors, the consumption of prescription drugs and the sharing of sexually explicit images. Within about two months of the initial lawsuit being filed, the United States Congress launched inquiries against several game developers over allegations of online extremism, with Roblox Corp. listed among more than a dozen others.
Los Angles County is launching its own legal battle against Roblox
Now, a new lawsuit from Los Angeles County claims so Roblox has put children's safety at risk in the name of profit, with its perceived lack of safeguards allowing children to be exposed to a number of dangers, including sexual grooming. The county is seeking an injunction and abatement against Roblox Corp., along with fines of $2,500 per day for each violation. “The trauma that results is horrific, from grooming to exploitation to actual abuse,” County Councilor Dawyn R. Harrison was quoted as saying by Los Angeles-based local news station KTLA. “This has to stop.” Harrison added the professional opinion that Roblox “gives pedophiles powerful tools to prey on innocent and unsuspecting children.”
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This is far from the first trial against Roblox about safety measures to ensure child safety. Between August and December 2025, state legal officials in Kentucky, Louisiana, Florida, and Texas all announced legal suits against Roblox Corp., and each filed separate but similar cases against the platform's parent company, making child protection a major focus of any filed cases. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton described the gaming platform as a “breeding ground for predators,” and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill made a similar statement, accusing Roblox Corp. for “allowing and perpetuating an online environment where predators thrive”.
The fallout over alleged crimes involving children and Roblox has not stopped with just lawsuits filed by individuals and county and state governments. Entire countries have banned or blocked user access to Robloxwith the current list including Algeria, China, Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Iraq, Jordan, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Russia and Turkey, and previous bans have been adopted by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Not all of these national bans have been fully aimed at protecting children from potential child predators, as the official statement from Russia also claimed Roblox was involved in “distribution of material containing propaganda and justification of extremist and terrorist activity”, including gambling, attacks on education, violent incitements and pro-LGBT messages.
So far, Roblox Corp. has pushed back against the lawsuits and related allegations, and the company's legal team appears poised to defend it against the new lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County. To its credit, the company has taken some steps in recent months in the name of promoting better child safety standards. Since legal action against the company has increased in mid-2025, Roblox has banned and disabled unrated games on its platform in an effort to promote a safer experience for children, who make up the bulk of its more than 151 million users worldwide. In addition, the company has also tried to divide the community by age, only allowing players to chat with others who fall within an approximate age range, although its requirement for photo identification and several reports of inaccuracies using its age-estimated facial recognition tool have left much doubt about its effectiveness.
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September 1, 2006
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Teen / Diverse Content: Discretion Recommended, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), User Interact
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Roblox Corporation
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Roblox Corporation
Source: KTLA News Los Angeles
