Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Roblox for 'repeatedly' exposing minors to sexually explicit content, exploitation

( Post Millennial )

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday that he has sued the Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular game Roblox, for "repeatedly" exposing minors to sexually explicit content, exploitation, and grooming.

"Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Roblox Corporation, a multi-billion dollar company that operates one of the largest online gaming sites for children, for flagrantly ignoring state and federal online safety laws while deceiving parents about the dangers of its platform," a press release from Paxton’s office stated. 

"Roblox markets itself as a safe digital space of creativity, but in reality it has become a breeding ground for predators. Children in Texas have been repeatedly exposed to sexually explicit content, exploitation, and grooming because Roblox chose to put pixel predators and corporate profit over the safety of Texas children."

Paxton said in a statement, "We cannot allow platforms like Roblox to continue operating as digital playgrounds for predators where the well-being of our kids is sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. Roblox must do more to protect kids from sick and twisted freaks hiding behind a screen. Any corporation that enables child abuse will face the full unrelenting force of the law."